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Anti-wandering System for People With Intellectual Disability

NCT05785702 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-11-29

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Summary

The study has 6 research questions regarding the use of the anti-wandering system in day activity centre cum hostel for persons with intellectual disabilities:

Primary study questions:

1. Can the anti-wandering system reduce the time in seconds to turn off the alarm made by the system (a proxy measure of the response time of care staff)?
2. Can the anti-wandering system reduce the burden of care staff on keeping track of the residents?

Secondary study questions:
3. How many alarms does the anti-wandering system generate?
4. How many false alarms does the anti-wandering system made as reported by staff?

Auxiliary study questions:
5. What are the reasons for keeping or loosening restrictions on users due to the use of the anti-wandering system?
6. What are the perceived benefits and feasibility of anti-wandering system compared to conventional anti-wandering practices?

Conditions

  • Technology

Interventions

DEVICE

The anti-wandering system

During the testing period, the system will promptly notify care staff if a participant enters unauthorized areas. A care staff will then go to that area and search for the participant. After the participant is found, care staff will reset the system, and then return the participant to a safe place.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Haven of Hope Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yee Tak Cheung, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-25
Primary Completion
2024-01-31
Completion
2024-01-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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