Phase II trial to evaluate the safety, feasibility and efficacy of using therapeutic weighted blankets for agitation in patients with dementia in acute care settings.
- Conditions
- DementiaAgitationMental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000003673
- Lead Sponsor
- Queensland University of Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patient participants will be deemed eligible for inclusion based on the following criteria:
a)A diagnosis of dementia by a physician and noted in their medical record
b)admitted to the study unit
c)identified and assessed by health care staff using the PAS as being agitated during their stay (score greater than 0)
Staff participants will be deemed eligible for inclusion in the study based on the following criteria:
a)They have been the primary nurse caring for a patient who has participated in the study
The following patient participants will be excluded from the study
a)Those being nursed on an end-of-life pathway
b)Those assessed as clinically deteriorating (identified using the Adult Deterioration Detections System as scoring greater than 3)
c)Patients diagnosed with one of the following
•obstructive sleep apnoea
•Claustrophobia
d)Unable to speak or understand English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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