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Extension Connection Evaluation

NCT02455310 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 44524

Last updated 2019-05-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will perform a retrospective analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent educational intervention to improve medication use and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, relative to a statewide intervention that has been ongoing. Medication use and symptom severity outcomes will be compared among intervention counties and demographically similar non-intervention counties.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational activities to improve dementia care

The multicomponent intervention included active dissemination of educational resources and optional participation in specialist consultation sessions for up to 6 months. The standard intervention included education through a website or conferences, including clinical tools to support implementation of best practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Iowa State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ryan M. Carnahan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan Carnahan, PharmD, MS · University of Iowa

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-01
Completion
2018-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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