Status:

COMPLETED

Advance Planning for Home Services for Seniors

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Conditions:

Alzheimers, Falls, Aging in Place

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to develop and test an advance planning tool to help seniors understand projected health needs and plan ways to remain in their own homes when these crises occur. In this pha...

Detailed Description

Seniors over the age of 65 years represent 13.1% of the United States population, with a projected 36% increase to 55 million by the year 2020. With advancing age, seniors experience an increased prev...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 65 and older
  • English speaking
  • Score ≥ 4 questions correctly on the Brief Cognitive screener
  • Self-identified comfort using a computer
  • Self-identified comfort using the Internet to navigate a Website
  • Have not previously participated in study's focus groups or pilot study

Exclusion

  • Less than age 65
  • Non-English speaking
  • Score \< 4 questions correctly on the Brief Cognitive screener
  • Not comfortable using a computer
  • Not comfortable using the Internet to navigate a Website
  • Previous participation in this study's focus groups or pilot study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

385 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02256072

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

April 14 2017

Active Locations (2)

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

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Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46805