Validation and Optimization of the Individual Benefits of Locating Systems in Dementia Care

Dementia Clinical Trial

— VODINO  

Official title:

Assistive Technology for Dementia: Validation and Optimization of the Individual Benefits of Locating Systems in Dementia Care (VODINO)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02893800
• Other study ID #: VODINO_EA4/033/16
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2016

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The project aims to make new technologies for locating people with dementia easier to use for the patients and those caring for them. Objective: To systematically understand what improves the user experience of persons with dementia (PwD) and their primary caregivers (CG) with locating system watches to ultimately allow users to obtain more benefits from using these watches. Aim: Improving the user experience of PwD and CG with locating system watches using a cross-over design and a theory-based educational session approach.

Description:

This entire research field (assistive technology in dementia care) is based on the need to address care solutions for a growing number of PwD and CG in the absence of a cure for (Alzheimer's) dementia. Methods: A user study with two free available locating watches. In educational sessions PwD obtain a locating watch and their CG a smartphone with the application of the locating watch installed on it. By using a cross-over design each dyad (PwD and CG) obtaining both locating systems. The designed educational session hopefully ease subsequent use and make it more enjoyable. The dyads will use each system over four weeks in their real environment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: November 2016
• Est. primary completion date: November 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of all kinds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria:

• not able to move outside alone

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Device:
• Locating system watch with GPS-technology
Patients using locating system watches with embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology and telephone function; Caregivers using a Smartphone with an installed application to see the current location of the patient and with the possibility to call the patient

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Charité University Medicine	Berlin

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany	German Alzheimer Society

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (1)

Megges H, Freiesleben SD, Rösch C, Knoll N, Wessel L, Peters O. User experience and clinical effectiveness with two wearable global positioning system devices in home dementia care. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2018 Nov 9;4:636-644. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2018.1 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Usability	ISONORM 9241/10 questionnaire (Prümper, 1997)	8 weeks
Secondary	Caregiver burden	Zarit Burden Interview (German version: Braun etal., 2010)	8 weeks
Secondary	Acceptance and Practicability	Five-point likert scales and qualitative interview with open-ended questions	8 weeks
Secondary	Subjective quality of life	European Health Interview Survey-Quality of Life (German version: Brähler et al., 2007)	8 weeks
Secondary	Activities of Daily Living	BAYER-ADL (Hindmarch, 1998)	8 weeks

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