The Effect of Case Conferencing in Nursing Homes
The Effect of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Case Conferencing on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among Patients in Norwegian Nursing Homes
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effect of using comprehensive geriatric assessment in combination with case conferences on the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (also known as behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia) in Norwegian nursing homes
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2015
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 31, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 3, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 5, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 5, 2017
CompletedJune 4, 2020
April 1, 2017
2 years
May 31, 2016
June 2, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms measured by neuropsychiatric inventory
Measured by neuropsychiatric inventory
12 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Depression measured by Cornell scale for depression in dementia
12 months
Activities in daily living measured by Physical self-maintenance scale
12 months
Quality of life measured by the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
12 months
Study Arms (2)
Control nursing homes
NO INTERVENTIONNursing homes carries out usual care
Intervention nursing homes
ACTIVE COMPARATORNursing homes that carries out regularly case conferencing
Interventions
Intervention nursing homes carries out regularly case conferencing based on comprehensive geriatric assessments. Case conferencing is carried out each month for nursing home patients included in the study
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- registered as long term care patient
- been in the nursing home for more than a month
- Informed consent from the patient or legal guardians
You may not qualify if:
- life expectancy less than six months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Overhalla sykeheim
Overhalla, Norway
Related Publications (2)
Nakrem S, Stensvik GT, Skjong RJ, Ostaszkiewicz J. Staff experiences with implementing a case conferencing care model in nursing homes: a focus group study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Mar 27;19(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4034-0.
PMID: 30917815RESULTStensvik GT, Helvik AS, Haugan G, Steinsbekk A, Salvesen O, Nakrem S. The short-term effect of a modified comprehensive geriatric assessment and regularly case conferencing on neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing homes: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Apr 11;22(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02976-x.
PMID: 35410145DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sigrid Nakrem, phd
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 31, 2016
First Posted
June 3, 2016
Study Start
April 1, 2015
Primary Completion
April 5, 2017
Study Completion
April 5, 2017
Last Updated
June 4, 2020
Record last verified: 2017-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share