Maintaining independence in people with dementia who had a fall

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16413728
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38307534/ (added 09/02/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-06-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
1. A diagnosis of dementia made prior to entry into the study. PWD must be on the Primary Care Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia register.
2. Must have sustained at least one fall within 6 months prior to identification as a potential study participant. A fall is defined as an event whereby a person comes to lie on the ground or another lower level with or without loss of consciousness.
3. Must be dwelling in their own home at the time of the index fall and returning to their own home at the time of the intervention
4. Must have an unpaid carer available to assist with the completion of the diaries
5. Either has the capacity to consent to participation, or a personal or nominated consultee who is able to give an opinion on the participation of the PWD
6. Able to communicate in English
7. Aged over 50 years

Carers:
1. Family member or friend of the PWD patient participant
2. In contact with patient participant for at least 1 hour per week
3. Able to communicate in English sufficiently well to complete the proxy outcome measures
4. Has the capacity to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
1. Diagnosis of dementia cannot be confirmed by the primary care team within 4 weeks of their being identified
2. PWD found to be dwelling in a care home or to have been a hospital inpatient at the time of the index fall
3. PWD refuses consent or lacks capacity and does not have a personal or nominated consultee, or their personal or nominated consultee declines participation
4. Unpaid carer declines participation in the study

Carers:
There are no exclusion criteria for carer participants

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of daily living (ADL) assessed with the Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) at baseline, and 6 months