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Study NCT ID: NCT02472015
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2023-06-01
First Post: 2015-06-01

Brief Title: Dementia in Long Term Care Facilities Telemedicine for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Sponsor: University Hospital Toulouse
Organization: University Hospital Toulouse

Study Overview

Official Title: Dementia in Long Term Care Facilities Telemedicine for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2023-05
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: DETECT
Brief Summary: Telemedicine may facilitate adequate treatment of Neuropsychiatric symptoms NPS by identifying underlying causes and tailoring a treatment plan pharmacological or non-pharmacologic treatments including provision of staff education and support training in problem solving and targeted therapy directed at the underlying causes for specific behaviors
Detailed Description: During a 6-months period patients will be included in both arms whenever they present a disruptive NPS that requires a specialist consultation based on the long-term care facility LTCF staff judgment In the intervention group a telemedicine TM consultation between the LTCF staff medical and nurse staff and the Memory Center from the University Hospital will occur at inclusion T0 Then a second TM consultation will occur at 1 month T1 In the control group management of NPS will be done as usual care In both groups patients parameters such as non-programmed hospitalizations andor consultations due to disruptive NPS psychotropic drugs use and health costs will be evaluated at inclusion 1 month and at 2 months Acceptability of the TM among the LTCF staff will be assessed during the study in the intervention group

The two university hospitals are composed of a group of institutions for elderly people located near Toulouse and Limoges

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None