← Back to Search

APIC for Older Adults (APIC Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Mélanie Levasseur

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Restricted in at least one instrumental activity of daily living (e.g. house cleaning, shopping)

Aged 65 or older

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 12, 18, 24 months

Awards & highlights

APIC Trial Summary

This trial will test an intervention called APIC, which is designed to help older adults maintain their health and social participation, and improve their life satisfaction. The study will also evaluate the costs of the intervention.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for older adults aged 65 or above who live at home or in senior residences, have difficulty with daily tasks like house cleaning or shopping, and understand French or English well. It's not suitable for those with moderate to severe cognitive impairments.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests the 'Personalised citizen assistance for social participation (APIC)' intervention aimed at improving health, social engagement, life satisfaction, and reducing healthcare service use among older adults by enhancing their social participation.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since APIC is a non-medical intervention focusing on increasing social activities and support, it does not have typical medical side effects. However, participants may experience changes in their routine which could affect them positively or negatively.

APIC Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Select...

I need help with daily tasks like shopping or cleaning.

Select...

I am 65 years old or older.

APIC Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 12, 18, 24 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 12, 18, 24 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 12, 18, 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

v2 of the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) (''change'' is is being assessed)

Secondary outcome measures

Life Satisfaction Index-Z

Social participation scale

Use of healthcare services-Standardized questionnaire

APIC Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Personalised citizen assistanceExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The experimental group will receive the Personalised citizen assistance for social participation (APIC), i.e. weekly 3-hour personalised stimulation sessions by a trained volunteer over 12 months. Sessions will encourage empowerment, gradual mobilisation of personal and environmental resources, and community integration.

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive the publicly-funded universal healthcare services available to all Quebecers.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Mélanie LevasseurLead Sponsor

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,341 Previous Clinical Trials

26,452,533 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Personalised citizen assistance for social participation(APIC) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03161860 — N/A

Community Dwelling Older Adults Research Study Groups: Personalised citizen assistance, Control group

Community Dwelling Older Adults Clinical Trial 2023: Personalised citizen assistance for social participation(APIC) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03161860 — N/A

Personalised citizen assistance for social participation(APIC) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03161860 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment for this experiment currently available to members of the public?

"Correct. The clinicaltrials.gov website reports that this trial, which was initially registered on October 4th 2017, is currently seeking enrolment of 180 volunteers from 3 distinct medical centres."

Answered by AI

What is the size of this trial's participant pool?

"Affirmative. According to the information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is still accepting applications since its initial posting in October 2017 and last update on September 2021. A total of 180 participants are needed from 3 distinct sites for this research project."

Answered by AI

Recent research and studies

BMJ OpenJournal

Effect of Personalised Citizen Assistance for Social Participation (APIC) on Older Adults’ Health and Social Participation: Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)

Levasseur, Mélanie, Marie-France Dubois, Johanne Filliatrault, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Joanie Lacasse-Bédard, André Tourigny, Marie-Josée Levert, et al.. 2018. “Effect of Personalised Citizen Assistance for Social Participation (APIC) on Older Adults’ Health and Social Participation: Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)”. BMJ Open. BMJ. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018676.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effect of Personalised Citizen Assistance for Social Participation(APIC) on Older Adults Health and Social Participation

Mélanie Levasseur 2017. "Effect of Personalised Citizen Assistance for Social Participation(APIC) on Older Adults Health and Social Participation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03161860.