FallsTalk Falls Prevention Program for Caregivers and Persons With Memory Loss or Dementia — FT-C  

Falls (Accidents) in Old Age Clinical Trial

Official title: Development of a Prototype FallsTalk Caregiver Resource System

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized-control trial involves dyads consisting of a family caregiver (CG) and a person with memory loss or dementia (PwD). The FallsTalk Caregiver Resource System (FT-C) intervention is administered by the CG, whose role is to modify their interactions with the PwD. FT-C will create a 3-way partnership between an Interventionist and the dyad, capitalizing on CG-PwD interactions. The PwD will be observed by the CG and both will be evaluated by the study team. Brief daily FT-C intervention by the CG will stimulate the PwD's awareness and individualized weekly CG- check-ins with the Interventionist will increase the CG's skills. Our hypothesis is that FT-C will increase PwD's awareness of personal fall threats and encourage new falls prevention behaviors, resulting in reduced fall rates.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a single-site preliminary trial enrolling dyads in Western Washington state only. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Falls (Accidents) in Old Age

• NCT number: NCT03961386
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Brookside Research & Development Company
• Contact: Brookside R&D
• Phone: 206-317-3173
• Email: Info@FallScape.org
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 13, 2019
• Completion date: May 2020