Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program

Quality of Health Care Clinical Trial

— NTD  

Official title:

Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03415217
• Other study ID #: 137020
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 15, 2014
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Conestoga College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation and the effects of the Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program, an innovative multi-component program that aims to provide resident centred care in long term facilities (LTC). As Canadians age, there is an increasing demand for LTC services. Older people residing in LTC homes and their families expect excellent care and services. However, literature and anecdotal evidence clearly indicate that LTC is not necessarily resident and family centred, nor are the care providers always collaborating as a team, thereby compromising the residents' quality of life.1-5 Residents with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD), who may have difficulty voicing their concerns, are at particular risk of receiving poor resident centred care.6,7 Decisions such as mealtimes in large dining rooms or early bedtimes are seldom in line with the residents' needs or wishes and add to the growing concern that the current LTC system is ill-designed and outdated. The NTD Program, designed by the investigators, aims to both enhance team development and resident centredness in LTC. The Program has three components, designed to modify the physical environment, the organization and delivery of services, and the alignment of staff members, to function independently and collaboratively in providing resident-centred care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 19
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

• Long-stay resident, family member, or staff member in Schlegel Villages (chain of long-term care homes in Ontario, Canada)

• Able to obtain informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nursing Homes
• Quality of Health Care

Intervention

Other:
• Neighbourhood Team Development Program
The Neighbourhood Team Development Program aims to both enhance team development and resident centredness in LTC. The Program has three components, designed to modify the physical environment, the organization and delivery of services, and the alignment of staff members, to function independently and collaboratively in providing resident-centred care.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Conestoga College

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The change in resident centredness (as assessed by the CARE Profile score) from baseline to 4 years	Linear regression adjusted for possible confounders including clustering of units in long-term care homes and case mix index.	4 years