Collaborative Care Coordination Program for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
• Interventions: Behavioral: Dementia Care Consultation program

• Registration Number: NCT05281744
• Lead Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, pragmatic clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a collaborative care-coordination program embedded in a health plan for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners versus usual care. The study population will include community-dwelling Medicare Advantage members living with ADRD and their care partners. Outcomes will be healthcare utilization outcomes of individuals with ADRD and include emergency department visits, outpatient visits, avoidable emergency department visits, and admission to long-term care facilities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-16
• Study Start: 2022-05-27
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2160

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dementia Care Consultation program	Dementia Care Consultation program	The Dementia Care Consultation program provides an in-depth, personalized service for individuals and families facing ADRD.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All-cause emergency department visits	by 6 months	Number of all-cause emergency department visits per member living with ADRD over the 6-month follow-up period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outpatient visits	by 6 months	Number of outpatient visits per member living with ADRD over the 6-month follow-up period.
Avoidable emergency department visits	by 6 months	Number avoidable emergency department visits (defined using the validated New York University ED visit algorithm) per member living with ADRD over the 6-month follow-up period.
Admission to long-term care facilities	by 6 months	Number of members living with ADRD with the first admission to long-term care facilities over the 6-month follow-up period.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tufts Health Plan; 🇺🇸 Watertown, Massachusetts, United States