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NCT06021704
The Care for America's Aging Study
Conditions: Cognitive Impairment, Dementia With Behavioral Disturbance, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Sex: All
Ages: 60 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 120
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
Summary
Care for America's Aging is a randomized pilot study investigating whether a home health aide training intervention consisting of enhanced dementia-specific curriculum content will improve: 1) behavioral symptoms of older adult persons living with dementia or cognitive impairment (PLWD/CI) and 2) global health-related quality of life among PLWD/CI and their care partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Patients:
* Age 60 years and above
* Patients in Mass General Brigham healthcare system
* Mild cognitive impairment or dementia diagnosis of no greater than mild-moderate severity
* Discharge plan includes referral to home care services
* As all surveys have been validated in English, we will limit participation to potential participants able to read English.
Exclusion Criteria for Patients:
* Discharge to Medicare short-term rehab only
* Lack of care partner
* Enrolled in palliative care (projected survival \< 6 months)
* Clinical severity of dementia that is moderate or greater
* Any active clinical issues barring safe participation
* Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)-blind score below cutoff
* University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) score below cutoff
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06021704). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
