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NCT number NCT00901706
Other study ID # HSC-MS-08-0052
Secondary ID
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


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
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