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Meaning-Based Approach for Alzheimer's

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Recruiting

Led By Anne Bourbonnais

Research Sponsored by Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 months (follow-up)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to reduce vocal behaviours (VB) in older people with Alzheimer's disease living in long-term care facilities, which may indicate ill-being and disturb others. A new approach was developed based on finding the underlying reasons for VB through a partnership between family and formal caregivers. The goals are to reduce VB, enhance older people's well-being, and increase family and formal caregivers' empowerment.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for older individuals (65+) with Alzheimer's or related disorders who live in nursing homes, exhibit daily vocal behaviors, and have a family caregiver visiting at least twice a month. It also includes these caregivers and health professionals involved in the care of the older person three times per week.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests an approach to understand and address vocal behaviors like moaning or calling out in elderly people with Alzheimer's living in nursing homes. Half of the facilities will use this new method while the other half continue usual practices, comparing results over four months.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves non-medical approaches focusing on understanding behavior through caregiver partnerships, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 months (follow-up)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 months (follow-up)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 months (follow-up) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Change from baseline frequency of vocal behaviors

Secondary outcome measures

Voice Disorders

Change from baseline in empowerment-family caregivers

Change from baseline in empowerment-formal caregivers

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Experimental groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

Usual practices of formal caregivers regarding vocal behaviours

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de MontrealLead Sponsor

22 Previous Clinical Trials

8,565 Total Patients Enrolled

Anne BourbonnaisPrincipal InvestigatorCentre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

Media Library

Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03506672 — N/A

Behavioral Symptoms Research Study Groups: Experimental group, Control group

Behavioral Symptoms Clinical Trial 2023: Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03506672 — N/A

Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03506672 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any available slots left for people to join this trial?

"Yes, according to medical records posted on clinicaltrials.gov this experiment is recruiting participants from November 30th 2018 and was last modified August 13th 2021. The study seeks to collect data from 324 patients at 3 locations."

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How many participants are actively engaged in this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative, according to information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this treatment trial is actively recruiting participants. It was posted in November 2018 and has since been modified as recently as August 2021. 324 patients are required from three distinct medical centres."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Assessing the Effectiveness of an Approach for Vocal Behaviors in Older People Living in Nursing Homes

Anne Bourbonnais 2018. "Assessing the Effectiveness of an Approach for Vocal Behaviors in Older People Living in Nursing Homes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03506672.