NCT01217268

Brief Summary

The investigators want to evaluate the use of video-conference in the collaboration between the investigators psychogeriatric department and nursing homes. The study aim is to give supervision on a regular basis to the caregivers on a special care unit for patients with dementia with behavioural disturbances during a period of half a year. The investigators want to investigate the impact on caregivers and patients by applying certain tests at baseline, during the intervention and half a year after the intervention.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2010

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 22, 2010

Completed
9 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2010

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 8, 2010

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

September 7, 2018

Status Verified

May 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

September 22, 2010

Last Update Submit

September 5, 2018

Conditions

DementiaBehavioural Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Neuropsychiatric inventory - nursing home version (NPI-NH)

    The investigators want to find out if a supervision of staff members over a six months time, using video-conference technic, contributes to improvement in patients' behaviour registered by NPI-NH

    week 48

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) Person centered care assessment tool (P-CAT)

    week 48

Study Arms (1)

Training and supervision of staff

EXPERIMENTAL

Staff members get training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference kit

Behavioral: Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference

Interventions

Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conferenceBEHAVIORAL

The investigators will use video-conference for supervising and training of staff members in nursing homes

Training and supervision of staff

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Being resident in a special care unit for persons with dementia

You may not qualify if:

  • terminally ill

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Reinsvoll, 2840, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DementiaMental Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeurocognitive Disorders

Study Officials

  • Oskar H Sommer, PhD

    SykehusetInnlandet, Norway

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
0

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2010

First Posted

October 8, 2010

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion

September 1, 2011

Study Completion

September 1, 2011

Last Updated

September 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2011-05

Locations

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