Feasibility of VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention in Primary Care Setting (VOICES-PC Feasibility)

NCT05224843 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 2 other identifiers: 2000023799_b1R01AG060084-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To test an interactive intervention to screen for Elder Abuse and Mistreatment (EM) in the Primary Care (PC) setting to promote self-identification and self-disclosure of EM.

Conditions

Elder Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Participation

  Participation will be determined by the number of patients enrolled in VOICES. Successful enrollment of 80 older adults (N=80).

  5-10 minutes before VOICES intervention use.

• Usage

  Usage will be determined by the number of patients enrolled in the study that complete the VOICES tool. Our target is to enroll 80 older adults (N=80).

  5-10 minutes directly following VOICES intervention.

Other Outcomes (5)

• Acceptability

  5-10 minutes directly following VOICES intervention use.

• Demand

  5-10 minutes directly following VOICES intervention use.

• Practicality

  Actual time duration is assessed during VOICES use by the computer program (the actual duration of the patient's time using VOICES). Estimation of completed time is completed 5-10 minutes directly following VOICES intervention use.

Study Arms (1)

Older adults in Primary Care setting

EXPERIMENTAL

Elder mistreatment in the Primary Care setting.

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

Interventions

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

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

Older adults in Primary Care setting

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 60 years or older
• Alert and oriented to person and place
• Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT-4) score of 4
• Able to consent and communicate in English
• Agrees and able to use the iPad

You may not qualify if:

• subjects who live in nursing homes or other long-term care sitting and do not reside in community setting
• patients will be excluded if they cannot safely undergo the studies required for participation
• subjects with clear signs of EM
• Patient or clinician refusal to participate
• severe hearing and vision impairment
• COVID-19 positive

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Yale Internal Medicine Associates

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Voice

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena

Limitations and Caveats

This study was limited to English-speaking older adults, leading to less representation with the Hispanic/Latino population. Providers, nurses and other clinical staff were not included in the study and outcomes only extend to older adult patients in the primary care setting.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Fuad Abujarad
• Organization: Yale University

fuad.abujarad@yale.edu

+1 (203) 737-5088

Study Officials

• Fuad Abujarad, PhD,MSc

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2022
• First Posted: February 4, 2022
• Study Start: December 17, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 22, 2022
• Study Completion: June 22, 2022
• Last Updated: July 17, 2023
• Results First Posted: July 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

US (1)