Assessing the Effectiveness of an Approach for Vocal Behaviors in Older People Living in Nursing Homes
- Conditions
- Behavioral Symptoms
- Registration Number
- NCT03506672
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 324
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Older people: being 65 years old or more, having a diagnostic of Alzheimer's disease<br> or related disorders, manifesting vocal behaviours daily and having contact with a<br> family caregiver.<br><br> - Family caregivers: being a person that has an emotional and social relation with the<br> older person, visiting her/him at least twice a month, speaking English or French.<br><br> - Formal caregivers: being a registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN),<br> nurses' aide (NA) or another health professional involved at least three times per<br> week in the care of the older person, speaking English or French.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Older people: having a life expectancy of less than three months<br><br> - Family caregivers: N/A<br><br> - Formal caregivers: having already participated in the trial for another older<br> person.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline frequency of vocal behaviors
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method