Dementia Communication Training Program for Novice Home Care Workers

NCT ID: NCT07244497

Last Updated: 2025-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-15

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the effects of a dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer among novice home care workers.

Detailed Description

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This randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of a dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer on dementia knowledge, communication skills, empathy, and competence of managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among novice home care workers.

The virtual trainer (VT) group will receive the 8-week virtual trainer-based dementia communication training.

The control group will receive the 8-week scenario-based discussions dementia communication training.

Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, communication skills, empathy, and competence of managing BPSD at baseline, week 4, and week 18, and week 12.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Data assessors will be blinded

Study Groups

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virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

8-week dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

Intervention Type OTHER

8-week dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer

scenario-based discussions dementia communication training

8-week dementia communication training program using scenario-based discussions

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

scenario-based discussions dementia communication training

Intervention Type OTHER

8-week dementia communication training program using scenario-based discussions

Interventions

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virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

8-week dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer

Intervention Type OTHER

scenario-based discussions dementia communication training

8-week dementia communication training program using scenario-based discussions

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Novice home care workers who had been employed in home care agencies for less than one year.
* ages ranging from 20 to 65 years,
* completed care worker training program
* Had not previously received any virtual trainer training.
* Taiwanese nationality
* provided informed consent to participate in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Tzu Chi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Huei-Chuan Sung

Associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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HUEICHUAN SUNG

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tzu Chi University

Central Contacts

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HUEICHUAN SUNG, PhD

Role: CONTACT

886-3-8572158 ext. 22213

Other Identifiers

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YLH-IRB-11326

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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