Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention for Elder Self-Neglect

Cognitive Ability, General Clinical Trial

Official title:

Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention for Elder Self-Neglect

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00901706
• Other study ID #: HSC-MS-08-0052
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 0
• First received: May 12, 2009
• Last updated: June 17, 2013
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2012

Study information

• Verified date: June 2013
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is designed to assess the best method for caring for elders reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) for self-neglect. Specifically, this study will compare APS usual care coupled with interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric care to APS usual care alone in improving the health and quality of live among elders with substantiated self-neglect.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: July 2012
• Est. primary completion date: February 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years of age or older

• English Speaking

• Resident of Harris County, Houston Texas

• Community-dwelling

• Substantiated Self-Neglect

Exclusion Criteria:

• No other substantiated allegations

• Non-community dweller

• No available for projected follow-up period

• Impaired decision-making with no available proxy

• Already receiving care from TEAM or within the past year

• Terminal Illness

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Ability, General
• Geriatric Disorder
• Self-Neglect

Intervention

Other:
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and APS Usual Care
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment coupled with APS usual care which collectively will consist standardized cognitive, functional, affective, social, and legal interventions.
• APS usual care
APS usual care consists of social, medical, and legal assistance.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) Clinical Research Unit at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-Neglect Severity Scale (SSS)		Baseline and 6-months	Yes
Secondary	Functional Status		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	Mini-mental State Exam (MMSE)		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	15-item Geriatric Depression Scale		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	Physical Performance Test (PPT)		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	SF-36 Health Survey		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	The Duke Social Support Index (DSSI)		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)		Baseline and 6-months	No
Secondary	Costs of Social Services and Health Care Utilization and Costs		Months 1,2,3,4,5,6	No