Status:

COMPLETED

Program of Intensive Support in Emergency Departments for Care Partners of Cognitively Impaired Patients

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

75+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Dementia is a common problem for older patients presenting to emergency departments and for the family caregivers who often lack support, understanding, and skills to manage the problems related to th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Must be in the emergency department for care at the point of recruitment
  • Must be English- or Spanish-speaking
  • Must have a family member or friend who provides caregiving assistance
  • Must have a plan to be discharged to home (ESI = 4 or 5)
  • Must have score \<3 on the MiniCog or if using caregiver assessment by IQCODE must be \>3.4
  • Must have capacity to consent or have a proxy.

Exclusion

  • Care recipient (CR) is a resident of a nursing home or other supportive facility
  • CR scores \> 3 on the MiniCog or the caregiver assessment by IQCODE was \< 3.4
  • Caregiver (CG) declines participation
  • CR is not being discharged to home

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 7 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 2 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

889 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03325608

Start Date

March 7 2018

End Date

November 2 2021

Last Update

October 16 2024

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New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10016