Evidence-based care of people with suspected cognitive impairment (or dementia) in general practice: a cluster randomised control trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dementia(s); Cognitive impairment; Neurological - Dementias; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001032943
• Lead Sponsor: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2520

Inclusion Criteria

General practices: General practices will be eligible for inclusion in the trial if the following criteria are met: (i) at least one GP within the practice provides written informed consent; (ii) the practice utilises CAT-compatible software (either Medical Director or Best Practice) to routinely record their clinical patient encounters.
Minimum age: 18 years. Maximum age: No limit.

Patient cohort: The study will not recruit patient participants. Rather, patients’ electronic records are accessed via the CAT automated searches and de-identified records will be provided to the investigators. Patient informed consent will not be required.

The CAT automated search parameters will render patient records eligible for inclusion if the following criteria are met: (i) the patient is defined as ‘active’ i.e. they have a minimum of three visits recorded in the clinical software within the last two years; (ii) the patient is aged 70 years and over; (iii) the patient’s GP has recorded a suspicion of cognitive impairment; (iv) the patient visits the GP in the follow-up period (6 months post-workshop delivery).
Minimum age: 70 years. Maximum age: No limit.

Exclusion Criteria

General practices/practitioners: General practices are ineligible to participate in the trial if: (i) they are a non-computerised practices or are a practice that does not routinely use an electronic medical record system/program to capture clinical encounters; (ii) the practice principal or practice manager refuse to participate.

Individual GPs may be excluded if they work at more than one of the general practices included in the trial, and the practices are randomised to different trial arms.

Patient cohort: No exclusion criteria in addition to not meeting inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified