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Observational Study on Costs and Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

Completed
Conditions
Alzheimer's Disease
Registration Number
NCT00698165
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

Objective of study is to assess the costs of care, objective and subjective caregiver burden and quality of life in relation to disease severity measured by cognitive function, ADL capabilities and presence of behavioral disturbances in Alzheimer's disease

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical diagnosis of possible or probable Alzheimer's disease, with or without vascular elements
  • The primary caregiver can be identified
  • The patient and his/her primary caregiver are both willing and able to participate in the study
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient or caregiver affected by alcohol or narcotics to the extent that it interferes with the completion of the study
  • Patient or caregiver does not understand English
  • Patient and/ or caregiver is the physician or physician's staff
  • Patient and/ or caregiver is a family member of the physician or physician's staff
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale (DAD), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q)Collected one time only
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD)collected one time only
Short Form - 12 domains instrument (SF-12)collected one time only
World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHO-QoL)collected one time only
Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI)collected one time only
15 domains Quality of Life Index instrument (15D)collected one time only

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site

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Uckfield, United Kingdom

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