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Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients With Dementia

NCT00012857 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dementia illness often co-exists with painful medical conditions associated with aging (e.g., degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, skin ulcers, back pain, headaches, cancer, or angina). While the standard practice is pain assessment for all patients, the elderly with dementia have special needs for assessment, management, and evaluation. When they are unable to verbalize pain, objective measurement of their discomfort are possible manifestations of pain. No research relates systemic pain treatment with reduction of negative problematic behaviors in patient dementia.

Conditions

  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer Disease, Pain
  • Behavior, Agitation

Interventions

DRUG

acetaminophen 650 mg qid and placebo qid PRN. The other arm was placebo qid and acetaminophen 650 mg qid PRN

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marilyn K. Douglas, DNSc RN FAAN · VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2001-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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