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Preventing Aggression in Veterans With Dementia

NCT01325714 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 203

Last updated 2016-06-24

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Summary

This study tests whether education about memory and pain might help to prevent aggression in persons with dementia who have pain. The overall goal of this intervention is to reduce the risk of aggressive behavior by improving several areas of patient life that are known causes of aggression: pain, depression, lack of pleasurable activities, caregiver stress and difficulty in caregiver-patient communication.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PAVeD Intervention

In the PAVeD Intervention, the caregiver will receive six to eight 45-minute visits to teach caregiver about pain and memory problems. The person with dementia will also be able to learn from these visits. These visits will take place over three months.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

In Enhanced Usual Care, the caregiver will receive information in the mail about memory problems and pain; and the caregiver will receive eight short telephone calls to check on how the person with dementia is doing. Primary Care providers will be notified through electronic medical records about any significant behavioral problems or pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Mark E. Kunik, MD MPH · Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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