Status:
UNKNOWN
Panel Study Investigating Status of Cognitively Impaired Elderly in Singapore
Lead Sponsor:
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Conditions:
Advanced Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
Dementia affects 10% of the elderly population in Singapore. However, there is a lack of systematic information regarding end of life (EOL) care received by patients dying with severe dementia (PDSD),...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for primary informal caregivers are:
- Age ≥ 21 years old
- Singaporean/Singapore Permanent Resident
- Intact cognition determined through the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) for those who are ≥ 65 years old
- Patients who score 20 or more on QDRS answered by caregivers will be considered to have severe dementia
- Main person or one of the main persons providing care to patient (e.g. accompanying patient for doctor's visits, helping patient with day to day activities)
- Main person or one of the main persons ensuring the provision of care to patient (e.g. supervision of foreign domestic worker so that patient is looked after)
- Main person or one of the main persons involved in making decisions regarding treatment patient receives
- Exclusion Criteria for primary informal caregivers are:
- Caregivers ≥ 65 years old with cognitive impairment or serious mental illness determined through AMT
- Foreign domestic workers/maids
- Inclusion Criteria for physicians are:
- (a) Caregivers of patients they are treating are enrolled in the study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 8 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03382223
Start Date
May 8 2018
End Date
October 30 2021
Last Update
January 29 2020
Active Locations (9)
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1
Tsao Foundation
Singapore, Singapore, 168730
2
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 169608
3
Alzheimer's Disease Association
Singapore, Singapore, 339940
4
Care for the Elderly Foundation
Singapore, Singapore, 427411