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NCT number NCT04796415
Other study ID # 00622607
Secondary ID R61 AG07265-01
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 1, 2021
Est. completion date August 31, 2022

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source Indiana University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

More than 4.4 million patients receive home health services following discharge from the hospital or rehabilitation facility. A substantial number (70%) are older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), an early clinical sign of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. SCD is associated with diminished activity performance, poor quality-of-life and other adverse health outcomes (e.g., depressive symptoms). Home health patients with SCD often require more time, structure, and guidance to complete tasks and adjust to new skills and environments. Support is especially important during this high-risk period of transition between care settings. We propose a new home health care delivery model in partnership with Kindred at Home (KAH), a division of Humana that encompasses 400 programs across 40 states. DEMA-Pro builds on five preliminary studies that demonstrated high feasibility, acceptability, and positive preliminary effects on health outcomes (physical function, mood, and QoL). DEMA-Pro will be refined for delivery by home health services staff to patients with SCD and their informal caregivers. The overall goal of this research will be to conduct a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of DEMA-Pro to improve outcomes in-home health service patients with SCD. In the current R61 pilot phase, we will establish the trial's organizational structure and processes and pilot test DEMA-Pro in 4 home health services sites. In a subsequent trial, we plan to conduct a full pragmatic RCT in a group of Kindred KAH sites comparing DEMA-Pro to usual care. Consistent with the spirit of a pragmatic trial, we will use existing data sources including electronic Medicare OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) data, and QoL to characterize the cohort and measure outcomes. Thus, the focus of the pilot phase will be to ensure all processes are in place to conduct the subsequent RCT. Aim 1. Establish the organizational infrastructure and programmatic processes needed to conduct a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial of the DEMA-Pro intervention versus usual care. A Steering Committee will lead the project and coordinate the activities of 3 Work Groups: Regulatory and Operations; DEMA-Pro Intervention Protocol; and Data Management and Analysis. Aim 2. Pilot test the DEMA-Pro training protocol in 4 KAH North Region locations and refine as indicated.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 49
Est. completion date August 31, 2022
Est. primary completion date August 31, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 50 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria for Home Health patients - 1) Home health service patients aged > 50 years with SCD, with an OASIS- Cognition Function Subscale Score of 1 or 2 (0 = alert/oriented, able to focus and shift attention, comprehends and recalls task directions independently; 1 = Requires prompting [cuing, repetition, reminders) only under stressful or unfamiliar conditions; 2 = Requires assistance and some direction in specific situations [for example, on all tasks involving shifting of attention] or consistently requires low stimulus environment due to distractibility; 3 = Requires considerable assistance in routine situations. Is not alert and oriented or is unable to shift attention and recall directions more than half the time; 4 = Totally dependent due to disturbances such as constant disorientation, coma, persistent vegetative state, or delirium. Exclusion: -No caregiver Criteria for home health services sites are: 1) a minimum of 300 or more new patients/per site annually; 2) at least 50% w/ length of service > 60 days; 3) staff-to-patient ratio complies with Home Health Agency requirements; 4) no severe state issues. Prior to randomization, sites meeting these criteria will be determined in consultation with the KAH, Clinical Operations Coordinator. - KAH staff including call-center care coordinators, clinical assessment associates, field-based therapists, and clinical operational coordinator

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
the DEMA-Pro intervention
Trained DEMA-Pro coaches will deliver six weekly, 1-hour telephone sessions. The first session is an orientation to the DEMA-Pro intervention and development of the initial Weekly Activity Plan based on the patient's self-identified meaningful activity. Over the next five weekly sessions, the coach uses problem-solving strategies to facilitate dyad collaboration to mutually identify meaningful activities and make a realist plan to achieve the patient-identified meaning activity goals. In each session, the patient and caregiver also select, review, and discuss one of six topics in the Self-Management Toolkit (e.g., planning meaningful activities; learning strategies for living with subjective cognitive impairment; finding resources, planning for the future).

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Kindred at Home Indianapolis Indiana

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Indiana University National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Physical Function Change in Physical Function measured by the Outcome and Assessment Information Set Data of Instructive Activities of Daily Living Scale (OASIS-D, IADLs Scale M1800s ).The ADL/IADL composite score ranges from 0 (total independence) to 9 (totally dependent/unable to complete). Higher score represent greater dependence. Baseline to 6 weeks
Secondary Sense of Well-Being Psychosocial Well-being-Short-Form.The Psychosocial well-being short form composes 12 items and ranges from 12 to 60. Higher scores represent better quality of life.Change in the mean score and standard deviation was calculated from pre and post DEMA-Pro intervention. 1-5 Likert Scale. 1= not at all, 5= very much or strongly agree 1 week before DEMA-Pro intervention and post-DEMA-Pro program within 10 days
Secondary Depression OASIS-D sub data of PHQ-2 (M1730); The current version of OASIS does not have PhQ-2 items so we did not ask the coach to collect the PHQ-2 data. 1 week before DEMA-Pro intervention and post-DEMA-Pro program within 10 days
Secondary Hospitalization Rate OASIS-D sub data of Frequency of rehospitalization rate (M2410) One year after completing the intervention
Secondary Number, Types of ER Visits OASIS-D sub data of Frequency unplanned urgent care or hospital ER care (M2301, M2041) One year after completing the intervention
Secondary Nursing Home Transfers OASIS-D sub data of Frequency of transfers to nursing home care (M2410) One year after intervention
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