Connected Solution of Assistance Dedicated to Caregivers and People With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Diseases

Summary

Alzheimer's disease and related diseases (ADRD) are a major public health issue. In France, nearly 900,000 people have ADRD, which represents about 70% of dementia cases, and the expected prevalence for 2020 is 1.2 million.

Patients with ADRD have cognitive, behavioral and functional impairments that lead to progressive impairment of quality of life and autonomy. Maintaining them at home depends predominantly on their caregivers, mainly family, spouse or child. By definition, the caregiver is "the person who provides partial or total support to an elderly dependent person or a person with a disability in the vicinity of the victim for the activities of daily life".

The investment of caregivers is therefore both human and financial, representing a greater or lesser burden. This burden can significantly affect their quality of life. Indeed, studies have shown that caregivers suffer from depletion, anxiety, depression and sleep disorders resulting in a deterioration of their health, leading them to greater care consumption. They would be more prone to cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

A review of the literature from 2009 examined 66 studies evaluating the contribution of various technologies targeting demented patients and their caregivers. Of these, only 10 dealt with independence at home and the well-being of the patient and his / her caregiver. The main limitations of these studies are the small samples (ranging from 1 to 6 patients), the degree of cognitive degradation (mainly moderately severe) and the lack of standardized assessment.

Although new technologies promise powerful home-based solutions, studies evaluating their efficacy for patients with ADRD and their caregivers remain scarce and fragile at the level of evidence due to methodological biases.

Conditions

• Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Functionalities of the Lili Smart Solution activated

Non-medical connected device (Lili Smart solution) activated : application for caregivers (web / mobile), GSM watch worn by the patient, smart sensors placed at different locations of the patient's home and a support service 24 /24 and 7/7.

OTHER

Functionalities of the Lili Smart Solution non activated

Non-medical connected device (Lili Smart solution) with inactive functionalities : watch worn by the participants and sensors placed at home with their functionalities inactivated. Absence of the web / mobile application.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lili smart

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hospices Civils de Lyon

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Pierre Krolak-Salmon, MD · Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-02-13

Primary Completion

2019-09-30

Completion

2019-09-30

Countries

• France

Study Locations