Start:
July 2010
End:
December 2015
Enrollment:
180
The purpose of this study is to conduct a 2-year, randomized, controlled clinical trial to improve functioning among older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The trial will compare a control group receiving best practices primary care with an intervention group receiving best practices primary care plus a home-based occupational therapy intervention.
Minimum Age: 45 Years
Maximum Age: N/A
Participants
++Current patient at Wishard Health Services in central Indiana++Diagnosis of possible or probable Alzheimer's disease++Age 45 or older++English speaking++Hearing adequate to answer questions in person or by telephone++Community-dwelling (includes senior communities but not skilled nursing facilities)++Caregiver willing to participate in the study++Willing to receive home visits++Live in Indianapolis metro area and are planning to continue care at a primary care clinic
Caregivers
++Age 18 or older++English speaking++Hearing adequate to answer questions in person or by telephone++Community-dwelling++Willing to receive home visits
++Not a current patient at Wishard Health Services++Non-English speaking++Currently enrolled in another study++Non-community dwelling or residing in a skilled nursing facility
Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.
Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.
Lead: Regenstrief Institute, IU Center for Aging Research
Collaborator Sponsor
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01314950
An official website of the U.S. government, managed by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health