Status:

COMPLETED

Hydration Care in Dementia Care Homes

Lead Sponsor:

Northumbria University

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study aimed to provide evidence of the feasibility of implementing a multi-component intervention for optimising hydration in people with dementia living in care homes. To undertake a multi metho...

Detailed Description

Previous literature has shown that maintaining adequate hydration levels for residents with dementia can be challenging. This is due to difficulties with swallowing, remembering to get drinks or refus...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • must be a care home resident
  • assent for participation is provided by their surrogate decision maker
  • must be able to drink oral fluids
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • unable to drink oral fluids
  • receiving end of life care

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 31 2019

    Estimated Enrollment :

    87 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04281550

    Start Date

    September 1 2017

    End Date

    March 31 2019

    Last Update

    March 4 2020

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    Northumbria University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, NE1 8ST