Validation and Optimization of the Individual Benefits of Locating Systems in Dementia Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Device: Locating system watch with GPS-technology

• Registration Number: NCT02893800
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The project aims to make new technologies for locating people with dementia easier to use for the patients and those caring for them.

Objective: To systematically understand what improves the user experience of persons with dementia (PwD) and their primary caregivers (CG) with locating system watches to ultimately allow users to obtain more benefits from using these watches.

Aim: Improving the user experience of PwD and CG with locating system watches using a cross-over design and a theory-based educational session approach.

Detailed Description

This entire research field (assistive technology in dementia care) is based on the need to address care solutions for a growing number of PwD and CG in the absence of a cure for (Alzheimer's) dementia.

Methods: A user study with two free available locating watches. In educational sessions PwD obtain a locating watch and their CG a smartphone with the application of the locating watch installed on it. By using a cross-over design each dyad (PwD and CG) obtaining both locating systems. The designed educational session hopefully ease subsequent use and make it more enjoyable. The dyads will use each system over four weeks in their real environment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-02
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-09
• Primary Completion: 2016-11
• Study Completion: 2016-11
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of all kinds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria

• not able to move outside alone

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Himatic locating system	Locating system watch with GPS-technology	Locating system watch with GPS-technology (free available) Main functions: telephone function and location upon request via smartphone
ReSOS locating system	Locating system watch with GPS-technology	Locating system watch with GPS-technology (free available) Main functions: telephone function and location upon request via smartphone

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Usability	8 weeks	ISONORM 9241/10 questionnaire (Prümper, 1997)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of Daily Living	8 weeks	BAYER-ADL (Hindmarch, 1998)
Acceptance and Practicability	8 weeks	Five-point likert scales and qualitative interview with open-ended questions
Caregiver burden	8 weeks	Zarit Burden Interview (German version: Braun etal., 2010)
Subjective quality of life	8 weeks	European Health Interview Survey-Quality of Life (German version: Brähler et al., 2007)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charité University Medicine; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany