All About Me: An Intervention to Ease the Transition to Long Term Care (AAM)
Primary Purpose
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
SAFE at Home
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dementia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- must be 60+ years old
- must speak and read English
- must have a clinical diagnosis of dementia (of any type)
- must score at least eight on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Exclusion Criteria:
-shows signs of rapid physical / cognitive decline over the past six months, as indicated by medical records
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
Treatment
Arm Description
Participants who receive the intervention (all)
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Menorah Park Engagement Scale
The MPES is an observational scale that measures four types of engagement: Constructive Engagement, Passive Engagement, Distracted Engagement, and Non-Engagement / Apathy The MPES also measures Pleasure, defined as clearly observable smiling or laughing.
Menorah Park Engagement Scale
The MPES is an observational scale that measures four types of engagement: Constructive Engagement, Passive Engagement, Distracted Engagement, and Non-Engagement / Apathy The MPES also measures Pleasure, defined as clearly observable smiling or laughing.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH)
The NPI-NH measures 12 types of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including their severity and frequency.
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH)
The NPI-NH measures 12 types of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including their severity and frequency.
Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL)
The DEMQOL measures quality of life, composed of 28 items. It also has a proxy versio
Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL)
The DEMQOL measures quality of life, composed of 28 items. It also has a proxy versio
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT05516134
First Posted
August 10, 2022
Last Updated
August 23, 2022
Sponsor
The Hearthstone Institute, LLC
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05516134
Brief Title
All About Me: An Intervention to Ease the Transition to Long Term Care
Acronym
AAM
Official Title
All About Me: An Intervention to Ease the Transition to Long-term Care, Build Community, and Improve Quality of Care for Persons With Dementia
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Not yet recruiting
Study Start Date
February 1, 2023 (Anticipated)
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
The Hearthstone Institute, LLC
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 Phase I study will involve initial development and evaluation of an innovative cross-platform software app called All About Me (AAM), which will consist of Serious Digital Health Games (SDHGs) for PWD. The AAM app will assist staff in providing person-centered care and enable residents to improve relationships with one another and with staff, thereby promoting a sense of community. This Phase I study has three Specific Aims: (1) Develop an Alpha version of the AAM App, (2) Examine acceptability of and satisfaction with the AAM App, and (3) Examine the impact of the Resident Game Bundle / Survey Says Game on engagement/affect.
Detailed Description
Study Design: The study will utilize a quasi-experimental pre-post design.
Sample:
PWD: Twenty-four PWD will take part in the study, including 12 ALF residents and 12 living in a NH.
Family Members: Twenty-four family members will also take part in the study-i.e., one for each PWD. In some cases, the "family member" may be a friend or legally authorized representative.
Staff Members: Twelve LTC staff members will take part in the quasi-experiment-five at the ALF and five at the NH.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
PWD must reside in an ALF or NH, be 60+ years old, speak and read English, be diagnosed with dementia (of any type), and score at least eight on the MMSE.
Family Members, LTC Staff Members, and Focus Group Staff Members must be 18+ years old and speak and read English.
Baseline Period/Measures:
PWD: During Month 8, the following data will be collected via chart review: demographics, medications, diagnoses (including type of dementia), and primary language. In addition, the MMSE48 and the Dementia Quality of Life Scale (DEMQOL)50 will be administered via direct interview. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH),51,52 done via staff interview, will be used to collect data on challenging behaviors. PWD will also be observed taking part in standard activities using the Menorah Park Engagement Scale (MPES).53 The MPES is an observational scale that measures four types of engagement: Constructive Engagement (motor/verbal behavior exhibited clearly in response to the target activity); Passive Engagement (listening/watching a target activity); Distracted Engagement (motor/verbal behavior exhibited in response to something other than the target activity); and Non-Engagement/Apathy (outward signs/indicators of apathy, such as sleeping, closing one's eyes, and staring into space). The MPES also measures Pleasure, defined as clearly observable smiling/laughing. MPES data for standard activities will allow us to conduct a robust comparison to the RGB/Survey Says Game.
Family Members: researchers will interview family members to obtain demographics.
LTC Staff Members: Researchers will only interview staff members to obtain demographics during Phase I. Since this study is about development and feasibility testing, we do not want to unnecessarily burden staff with measures in Phase I. In the future Phase II, we will use the Caregiving Difficulty Scale-Intellectual Disability (CDS-ID)54 and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Intervention Period/Measures: During Month 9, family members will play the FFAM Game with their loved one on an Android tablet. A relatively lengthy four-week time period was chosen to ensure that even very busy family members will find time to play the game. We expect the game to take 60 minutes to complete, but we will encourage family members to split up the game into two 30-minute sessions. The app will automatically capture data about how many questions/items were completed and the length of time to complete the game. In addition, after playing the FFAM Game, family members and PWD will be asked questions related to ease of use and satisfaction. During Month 10, PWD will play the RGB/Survey Says Game twice per week for four weeks. The game will be played on an Android tablet, which will be connected to a large screen TV. The activity will be facilitated by a researcher; however, each staff member will observe an RGB/Survey Says Game session at least once, so that they can provide feedback about the game. An RA (not the researcher facilitating game) will observe PWD with the MPES while they are taking part in the Survey Says Game. After each Survey Says Game session, PWD and Staff Members will be asked questions related to ease of use and satisfaction (e.g., did you find the game easy to use? Did you enjoy the game? Would you recommend it to others?) During this same time period, LTC staff members will use the MRM daily when working with PWD. Each staff member will be given an Android smartphone and they will be encouraged to briefly review information about PWD before interacting with and/or providing care to them. At the end of this time period, staff will be asked questions related to ease of use and satisfaction for the MRM (e.g., Did you find it easy to use? Would you recommend it to others? Did it help you provide better care?)
Treatment Fidelity/Process Measures: In the backend of the app, a variety of treatment fidelity/process measures will automatically be collected by the app, including dates/times each participant used the app, length of time for each session; number of buttons pressed in each activity, and dates/times of any crashes.
Post-Treatment/Distal Measures:
PWD: The DEMQOL and NPI-NH will be re-administered. Family Members: No post-treatment measures will be taken. LTC Staff Members: No post-treatment measures will be taken.
Please note that, since the purpose of Phase I is to demonstrate proof of concept and feasibility, and since the intervention period will be relatively brief, changes are not expected from baseline to post-treatment on longer-term measures (i.e., the DEMQOL and NPI-NH). These measures are being used in Phase I exclusively to obtain means and standard deviations to conduct a power analysis to ensure that a sufficiently sized sample is used in Phase II.
Analyses: The AAM App will be considered successful if the following results are found: (1) at least 85% of participants complete 85% of the FFAM Game; (2) mean completion time for the FFAM Game is 45-75 minutes; (3) at least 85% of family members and PWD are satisfied with the FFAM Game and find it easy to use; (4) for PWD, levels of positive engagement/affect are higher, and levels of negative engagement are lower, during the Survey Says Game, as compared to standard programming (based upon a paired sample t-test); with the proposed sample size, and using means and standard deviations from the previous studies by the PI, we will have a power of 93% to detect effects (alpha = .05; one-tailed test). (5) at least 85% of PWD and LTC staff members are satisfied with the Survey Says Game and find it easy to use; and (6) at least 85% of LTC staff members are satisfied with the My Resident Module and find it easy to use.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Model Description
All participants will receive the intervention
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
86 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Treatment
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants who receive the intervention (all)
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
SAFE at Home
Intervention Description
The All About Me (AAM) app will consist of Serious Digital Health Games for PWD. The market-ready version of the app will consist of five components. (1) The Fun Facts About Me Game will be used when a PWD is moving into LTC. The goal of the game is to provide an enjoyable way for family members and PWD to provide important information about the PWD's background. (2) The Resident Game Bundle will consist of SDHGs that will allow PWD to learn about one another in an enjoyable way. (3) The My Residents Module will provide staff with a convenient way to view information about a PWD with whom they will be working. Staff will launch this module from any device. (4) The Meet the Staff Module, which will be developed and tested in a future Phase II study, will allow residents to learn about staff members at their community. (5) The AAM Training Modules will provide staff and family members with access to video-based training modules that describe how to use relevant portions of the app
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Menorah Park Engagement Scale
Description
The MPES is an observational scale that measures four types of engagement: Constructive Engagement, Passive Engagement, Distracted Engagement, and Non-Engagement / Apathy The MPES also measures Pleasure, defined as clearly observable smiling or laughing.
Time Frame
Baseline-that is week 1 thru week 4
Title
Menorah Park Engagement Scale
Description
The MPES is an observational scale that measures four types of engagement: Constructive Engagement, Passive Engagement, Distracted Engagement, and Non-Engagement / Apathy The MPES also measures Pleasure, defined as clearly observable smiling or laughing.
Time Frame
Treatment-that is week 5 thru 12
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH)
Description
The NPI-NH measures 12 types of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including their severity and frequency.
Time Frame
Baseline-that is week 1 thru week 4
Title
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH)
Description
The NPI-NH measures 12 types of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including their severity and frequency.
Time Frame
Post-Treatment--that is week 12 thru week 13
Title
Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL)
Description
The DEMQOL measures quality of life, composed of 28 items. It also has a proxy versio
Time Frame
Baseline-that is week 1 thru week 4
Title
Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL)
Description
The DEMQOL measures quality of life, composed of 28 items. It also has a proxy versio
Time Frame
Post-Treatment--that is week 12 thru week 13
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
60 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
must be 60+ years old
must speak and read English
must have a clinical diagnosis of dementia (of any type)
must score at least eight on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Exclusion Criteria:
-shows signs of rapid physical / cognitive decline over the past six months, as indicated by medical records
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Michael Skrajner, MA
Phone
4404777881
Email
skrajner@thehearth.org
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Michael Skrajner, MA
Organizational Affiliation
The Hearthstone Institute
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
Undecided
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