Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program (NTD)

July 25, 2019 updated by: Conestoga College
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation and the effects of the Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program, an innovative multi-component program that aims to provide resident centred care in long term facilities (LTC). As Canadians age, there is an increasing demand for LTC services. Older people residing in LTC homes and their families expect excellent care and services. However, literature and anecdotal evidence clearly indicate that LTC is not necessarily resident and family centred, nor are the care providers always collaborating as a team, thereby compromising the residents' quality of life.1-5 Residents with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD), who may have difficulty voicing their concerns, are at particular risk of receiving poor resident centred care.6,7 Decisions such as mealtimes in large dining rooms or early bedtimes are seldom in line with the residents' needs or wishes and add to the growing concern that the current LTC system is ill-designed and outdated. The NTD Program, designed by the investigators, aims to both enhance team development and resident centredness in LTC. The Program has three components, designed to modify the physical environment, the organization and delivery of services, and the alignment of staff members, to function independently and collaboratively in providing resident-centred care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

19

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Long-stay resident, family member, or staff member in Schlegel Villages (chain of long-term care homes in Ontario, Canada)
  • Able to obtain informed consent

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: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Neighbourhood Team Development
Neighbourhood Team Development consisted of a 30-month standardised training and implementation plan to promote inter-professional team collaboration and enhanced resident centeredness.
Other: Neighbourhood Team Development Program
The Neighbourhood Team Development Program aims to both enhance team development and resident centredness in LTC. The Program has three components, designed to modify the physical environment, the organization and delivery of services, and the alignment of staff members, to function independently and collaboratively in providing resident-centred care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The change in resident centredness (as assessed by the CARE Profile score) from baseline to 4 years
Time Frame: 4 years
Linear regression adjusted for possible confounders including clustering of units in long-term care homes and case mix index.
4 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Conestoga College

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 15, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 26, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2019

Last Verified

July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 137020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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