Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:01 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:01 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00820859
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 60 or older
* Diagnosis of dementia derived from the resident's medical chart at the facility or from an attending physician, as based on DSM-IV criteria and the Report of the NINCDS-ADRDA
* Resident of the facility for at least three weeks so that nursing staff members know the resident well enough to accurately assess him or her
* Identified by nursing staff to exhibit either verbal agitation or physical non-aggressive agitation at least several times a day
Exclusion Criteria:
* Lifelong diagnosis of schizophrenia
* Bipolar disorder diagnosed prior to onset of dementia
* Diagnosis of premorbid mental retardation
* Judged by direct-care nursing staff to have a life expectancy of less than 3 months
* Expected to leave the nursing home (either to enter the hospital or to go home) within the next 4 months
* Agitation manifested less than 6 times a day
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT00820859
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00820859