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Telemedicine-based, Multidisciplinary-team, Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations

NCT03378245 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2021-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of telemedicine-based intervention at urban and rural skilled nursing facilities to recommend multidisciplinary dementia care to residents with dementia who are at risk for unnecessary hospitalization due behavioral or neuropsychiatric symptoms and/or complications as well as caregivers and facility staff. The multidisciplinary team is comprised of trained behavioral neurologists, social workers, advanced practice providers, primary medical team and nurse coordinators.

Conditions

  • Dementia Alzheimers
  • Disruptive Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral modification and education on pharmacologic treatments.

Education and counseling of care-giving staff on behavioral modification strategies, as well as education about current standard of care best practices for pharmacologic interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Richard Ronan Murphy

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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