Not Pharmacologic Treatment Has Illness of Alzheimer and Pathologies Related. Application in Disturbances of Behaviour in EHPAD
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- ALZHEIMER Disease
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
- Enrollment
- 306
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes at the behavioural assessment (CMAI, OS, NPI) after 8 weeks of intervention
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often reported in institutions for the elderly.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a staff education intervention to manage BPSD in older people with a diagnosis of dementia.
Detailed Description
Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often reported in institutions for the elderly. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a staff education intervention to manage BPSD in older people with a diagnosis of dementia. Methods: The trial was conducted in 16 nursing homes; 306 patients with a diagnosis of dementia and presenting BPSD were selected. Nursing homes were randomly allocated to an intervention group or a control group. An eight-week staff education and training programme was conducted in the nursing homes in the intervention group. The main outcome measures were the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) and an observation scale score. Assessments were done at baseline (W0), at the end of the 'intervention' period (W8) and 12 weeks after (W20).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Alzheimer disease
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not alzheimer disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes at the behavioural assessment (CMAI, OS, NPI) after 8 weeks of intervention
Time Frame: 8 weeks after intervention
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes at the behavioural assessment (CMAI, OS, NPI) 16 weeks after the end of the intervention(16 weeks after intervention)