Feasibility of Elder Mistreatment VOICES-CI Screening Tool

NCT ID: NCT05216081

Last Updated: 2023-09-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 102 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-09-01

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of the VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention among older adults with cognitive impairment.

Detailed Description

The VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention was developed and refined to promote self-identification and self-disclosure to increase reporting of elder abuse and elder mistreatment at the point-of-care in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. A study (N= 1000) examining the use of VOICES in a busy ED with cognitively intact older adults was completed.

The purpose of this study is to to assess the feasibility (N= 80) of the VOICES screening tool among older adults with cognitive impairment.

Conditions

Elder Abuse; Elder Mistreatment

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SCREENING
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Elder adults in emergency department setting with cognitive impairment

Elder mistreatment in an Emergency Department setting with cognitive impairment.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES) screening tool.

Interventions

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES) screening tool.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form

2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study

3. Age 60 or above

4. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score between 14-25

5. Not in police custody

6. Non-full trauma track upon arrival

7. Able to consent and communicate in English

8. Agrees and able to use the iPad

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who live in nursing homes or other long-term care settings

2. At the discretion of the clinician, patient will be excluded if they cannot safely undergo the studies required for participation

3. Subject refusal to participate

4. Subjects with clear signs of elder mistreatment

5. Severe hearing and vision impairment

6. Presenting with acute intoxication

7. Presenting with active psychotic symptoms

8. Presenting with COVID-19 diagnosis and/or severe COVID-19 symptoms

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Fuad Abujarad, PhD,MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

St. Raphael Emergency Department

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

1R01AG060084-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2000023799_a

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id