Dementia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Treatment of Agitation in the Nursing Home
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of non-pharmacological ways to treat agitated behaviors in nursing home residents with dementia. The hypothesis is that non-pharmacological interventions will be more effective than placebo in decreasing such behaviors.
Clinicians often refer to elderly persons under their care as "agitated." However, agitation
is not a diagnosis, but rather, a descriptive term pertaining to a group of behavioral signs
and symptoms, defined as socially inappropriate verbal, vocal, or motor (physical) activity
that is not judged by an outside observer to result directly from the needs or confusion of
the agitated individual. While the literature reports positive effects of
non-pharmacological interventions, most studies tend to be based on small samples and do not
yield statistically significant results. This study examines the impact of non-pharmacologic
interventions tailored through an algorithm labeled TREA (Treatment Routes for Exploring
Agitation) using a large, well-controlled, systematic research design.
TREA is an objective, systematic method for developing individualized non-pharmacological
treatment plans based on an analysis of the agitated person's unmet needs, past and current
preferences, past role-identity, cognitive, mobility, and sensory abilities/limitations, and
possible causes for particular agitated behaviors. The methodology calls for ascertaining
the type of agitated behavior and the most likely etiology, and then matching the
intervention to the etiology and to the participant's characteristics.
The protocol involves the following steps:
- Baseline assessment - using standardized assessments (e.g., MMSE, ABMI, CMAI,
Self-identity in dementia), collecting background demographic and medical information
as well as systematic observations of the agitated resident
- Intervention exploration - after analyzing potential unmet needs as well as
preferences, abilities and identities of each participant, investigators develop a list
of potentially successful interventions, examining the effectiveness of a wide range of
interventions, from family videos to manipulatives (e.g., puzzles, a tool kit)
- Intervention (treatment) phase — Interventions are systematically provided during the
hours of highest agitation (determined at baseline) and observations are conducted at
the same time. The treatment phase lasts for 10 days. The placebo control group
includes a presentation to staff members as to how to intervene with behavior problems
and similar observations of residents.
- Follow-up phase includes repeated assessments without interventions.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment
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