Patients With Alzheimer Disease, Spouse Carers and Risk of Institutionalization: a Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Dyads (AID Study)

NCT02351453 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2011/24
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 207
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary objective of AID study is to identify the medico-neuropsychological, socio-economic and environmental baseline characteristics of dyads associated with the institutionalization of AD patients.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Date of institutionalization of AD patients (standardized questionnaire)

  Date of entrance in institution was collected by a standardized questionnaire.

  This outcome is assessed at 12 months.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The increase formal home help services (measured by a standardized questionnaire and coded as a binary variable)

  This outcome is assessed at baseline and 12 months.

• The delay of institutionalization of AD patients (assessed by a standardized questionnaire and expressed in number of days)

  This outcome is assessed at baseline and 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

AD patients and their spouses were recruited in each memory clinic by a physician during the annual follow-up consultation of AD patient based on eligibility criteria.

You may qualify if:

• Eligibility criteria for AD patients were:
• Over age 65,
• Diagnosis of AD according to the NINCDS-ADRDA ( National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) criteria,
• Being affiliated to the French health insurance,
• Living at home,
• Agreement of General Practitioner (GP) of AD patient to participate in the study and affiliation of the GP to the national "Association pour le Développement de l'Information Médicalisée" (ADIM) French network.
• Eligibility criteria for spouse carers were:
• Over age 65,
• Being the spouse and the caregiver of AD patient,
• Being affiliated to the French health insurance,
• Living at home with AD patient.

You may not qualify if:

• An inability to understand and speak French,
• Acute disease in the past month of baseline assessment,
• Expected moving outside the recruitment area during the follow-up period
• Concomitant participation in a clinical trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Angers: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital

Angers, 49933, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dementia; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Olivier Beauchet, MD, PhD

  University Hospital, Angers

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2015
• First Posted: January 30, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2013
• Study Completion: February 1, 2013
• Last Updated: January 30, 2015

Record last verified: 2011-11

Locations

FR (1)