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The Effect of Case Conferencing in Nursing Homes

Primary Purpose

Dementia, Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Norway
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Case conferencing
Sponsored by
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Dementia focused on measuring Nursing homes, Norway

Eligibility Criteria

65 Years - undefined (Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • registered as long term care patient
  • been in the nursing home for more than a month
  • Informed consent from the patient or legal guardians

Exclusion Criteria:

  • life expectancy less than six months

Sites / Locations

  • Overhalla sykeheim

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Control nursing homes

Intervention nursing homes

Arm Description

Nursing homes carries out usual care

Nursing homes that carries out regularly case conferencing

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms measured by neuropsychiatric inventory
Measured by neuropsychiatric inventory

Secondary Outcome Measures

Depression measured by Cornell scale for depression in dementia
Measured by Cornell scale for depression in dementia
Activities in daily living measured by Physical self-maintenance scale
Measured by Physical self-maintenance scale
Quality of life measured by the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
Measured by the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale

Full Information

First Posted
May 31, 2016
Last Updated
June 2, 2020
Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02790372
Brief Title
The Effect of Case Conferencing in Nursing Homes
Official Title
The Effect of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Case Conferencing on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among Patients in Norwegian Nursing Homes
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 2015 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 5, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 5, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effect of using comprehensive geriatric assessment in combination with case conferences on the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (also known as behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia) in Norwegian nursing homes
Detailed Description
Long-term care patients in nursing homes (NH) are characterized by frailty and having multiple health problems and reduced quality of life. Some of these issues relates to the quality of care and do therefore possess a potential for improvement. There is a need for approaches enabling nurses to carry out effective interventions that can promote health related to sustain or improve the nursing home patients health status. Integrating a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and case conferencing (CC) might be an effective method to individualize care plans in order to improve quality of care. The intervention nursing homes will implement CGA, using the International resident instrument suite for Long Term Care Facilities (InterRai LTCF) and CC. The patients will be included and assessed three times during a 12-month period (control and intervention NHs). In the intervention NHs the results from the CGA will be reviewed in monthly CCs. The CCs are structured and consist of four main steps; evaluating the effects of earlier interventions, defining patients risks or area for improvement, defining the aetiology of the risk or problem, defining interventions and measures for improvement along with an appropriate method for evaluation. The CC group's consensus is basis for the patient's care plan.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dementia, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Keywords
Nursing homes, Norway

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
309 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Control nursing homes
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Nursing homes carries out usual care
Arm Title
Intervention nursing homes
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Nursing homes that carries out regularly case conferencing
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Case conferencing
Intervention Description
Intervention nursing homes carries out regularly case conferencing based on comprehensive geriatric assessments. Case conferencing is carried out each month for nursing home patients included in the study
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms measured by neuropsychiatric inventory
Description
Measured by neuropsychiatric inventory
Time Frame
12 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Depression measured by Cornell scale for depression in dementia
Description
Measured by Cornell scale for depression in dementia
Time Frame
12 months
Title
Activities in daily living measured by Physical self-maintenance scale
Description
Measured by Physical self-maintenance scale
Time Frame
12 months
Title
Quality of life measured by the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
Description
Measured by the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
Time Frame
12 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: registered as long term care patient been in the nursing home for more than a month Informed consent from the patient or legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: life expectancy less than six months
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Sigrid Nakrem, phd
Organizational Affiliation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Overhalla sykeheim
City
Overhalla
Country
Norway

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
30917815
Citation
Nakrem S, Stensvik GT, Skjong RJ, Ostaszkiewicz J. Staff experiences with implementing a case conferencing care model in nursing homes: a focus group study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Mar 27;19(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4034-0.
Results Reference
result
PubMed Identifier
35410145
Citation
Stensvik GT, Helvik AS, Haugan G, Steinsbekk A, Salvesen O, Nakrem S. The short-term effect of a modified comprehensive geriatric assessment and regularly case conferencing on neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing homes: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Apr 11;22(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02976-x.
Results Reference
derived

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