Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing Homes (TESAM)

September 5, 2018 updated by: Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing

The investigators want to evaluate the use of video-conference in the collaboration between the investigators psychogeriatric department and nursing homes. The study aim is to give supervision on a regular basis to the caregivers on a special care unit for patients with dementia with behavioural disturbances during a period of half a year. The investigators want to investigate the impact on caregivers and patients by applying certain tests at baseline, during the intervention and half a year after the intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Reinsvoll, Norway, 2840
        • Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being resident in a special care unit for persons with dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Shorter stay than four weeks before inclusion
  • terminally ill

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Training and supervision of staff
Staff members get training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference kit
Behavioral: Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference
The investigators will use video-conference for supervising and training of staff members in nursing homes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Neuropsychiatric inventory - nursing home version (NPI-NH)
Time Frame: week 48
The investigators want to find out if a supervision of staff members over a six months time, using video-conference technic, contributes to improvement in patients' behaviour registered by NPI-NH
week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) Person centered care assessment tool (P-CAT)
Time Frame: week 48
Measures the effect of our intervention related to apply person centred dementia care
week 48

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Collaborators

Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Oskar H Sommer, PhD, SykehusetInnlandet, Norway

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 7, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

October 8, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 7, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 5, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TESAM

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