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Impact of Systematic Tracking of Dementia Cases on the Rate of Hospitalization in Emergency Care Units

NCT01569997 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1428

Last updated 2020-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Introduction: Epidemiological data show that in France only half of patients with Alzheimer disease are currently diagnosed in the general population. The absence of early diagnosis of dementia reduces the opportunities of patients to receive optimal care. One of the consequences of undiagnosed dementia is inadequate use of emergency care units.

The main objective: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a systematic case-finding procedure of dementia cases in nursing homes through a MDTM on the rate of hospitalization in emergency care units.

Secondary objectives:

To assess the impact of systematic tracking of dementia cases on the:

* Quantity and quality of drug-prescription
* Appropriateness of hospitalizations
* Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms
* Dependency
* Quality of life
* Burden of nursing staff working conditions
* Planning of specific therapeutic measures
* Overall health care costs

Conditions

  • Dementia in Nursing Home

Interventions

OTHER

MultiDisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTM)

The MDTM, between the memory experts and Nursing Home coordinating practitioners, could help the nursing home medical staff identify the cases of dementia and propose these residents an adequate healthcare project (supplementary investigations, therapeutic modifications, hospitalizations...)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Toulouse

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pierre ALLAN, MD · EHPAD MAISON DE RETRAITE SAINT JOSEPH - MAZAMET

  • Véronique ARNAUD-ULLIET, MD · EHPAD MA MAISON MONTPELLIER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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