An innovative telehealth approach to supporting older adults with dementia with driving cessation and mobility: Cluster randomised controlled trial

Dr Theresa Scott0 sites168 target enrollmentMarch 29, 2018

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 29, 2018

End Date

July 31, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Dr Theresa Scott

•(1\) the person with dementia will be eligible to participate if he/she has mild to moderate dementia (Mini\-Mental State Examination score 12\-26 (inclusive), or clinical diagnosis), is living in the community, has ceased driving or plans to cease driving in the next six months and driving cessation is an issue for him/her, and is able to provide informed consent for participation (or have a guardian able to do so) and has a family member/carer able to participate in the trial; (2\) family members will be eligible to participate if they identify as the main person providing ongoing informal care of the person with dementia

•Persons with dementia may be excluded from participation if they have never obtained a drivers' license or have ceased driving some years ago (2 or more years), have a major physical illness or sensory impairment (or reason other than dementia) that resulted in their stopping driving; or insufficient command of English to be able to respond to study questionnaires.
•Family members or support persons may be excluded if they are younger than 18 years of age, or they do not have informal care of the person with dementia.