Online Training & Certification for Competency in Dementia Friendly Hospital Care

June 4, 2020 updated by: HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

This research study will evaluate the CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals online training and certification program for Allied Health Workers (nursing assistants, dietary aides, housekeeping employees, hospital transporters, lab/x-ray techs, and unit secretaries) who work in a hospital or medical center.

Participants who sign up for this study will complete two 1-hour assessments (on day 1 and day 45). Participants will be randomly assigned into either an "immediate group" (where Participants complete the online training as part of the research study) or a "control group" (where Participants receive access to the online training at the end of the study). The online training and certification will take Participants approximately 6 hours to complete.

To participate, Participants must be an allied health worker working at a hospital or medical center, have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with Internet access, be comfortable reading and speaking in English, and age 21 or older.

Deadline to begin the study: January 31, 2020

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This randomized control trial (RCT) will evaluate the CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals online training and certification program. The study will allow up to 400 Allied Health Workers (nursing assistants, dietary aides, housekeeping employees, hospital transporters, lab/x-ray techs, and unit secretaries) to enroll as research participants from a minimum of 12 hospitals in three different states.

RESEARCH STUDY IMMEDIATE AND CONTROL GROUP STUDY REQUIREMENTS

Participants will be randomly assigned into the immediate training group a the control group.

Immediate training group participants will complete a consent form, an intake evaluation, and have one month to complete the training. At day 45, they will complete an a follow-up evaluation (identical to the intake evaluation).

Control group participants will complete a consent form and an intake evaluation. At day 45, they will complete an a follow-up evaluation (identical to the intake evaluation). Once the study is completed, each Control participant will be giving full access to the CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals online training program (at no cost).

MEASURES INCLUDED IN THE PRE- AND POST-EVALUATIONS

The pre- and post-evaluations include assessments on knowledge, attitude, sense of competency, burnout, job satisfaction, and job productivity, all measured with reliable and valid published scales.

TIME TO COMPLETE THE STUDY:

The study will take immediate participants approximately 8 hours to complete. The study will take control participants approximately 2 hours to complete (each will be given voluntary access to the 6-hour program at the end of the study, although this is not a study requirement).

POTENTIAL RISKS:

There are no anticipated associated risks to participants if they sign up for this study. This is an educational program focusing on dementia-friendly hospital strategies.

COSTS:

There is no cost to participate in this study.

INCLUSION REQUIREMENTS:

Participants must be an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study.

Participants must have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the Internet.

Participants must be comfortable reading and speaking in English.

Participants must be age 21 or older.

ENROLLMENT DEADLINE:

January 31, 2020.

THANK YOU:

Thank you for the interest in this research study. Participation is encouraged from urban, suburban, mid-sized, and rural hospital and medical center staff members.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

400

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • Recruiting
        • NYU Langone Health
        • Contact:

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant is an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study.
  2. Participant has access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the Internet.
  3. Participant is comfortable reading and speaking in English.
  4. Participant is age 21 or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant is not an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study.
  2. Participant does not have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the Internet.
  3. Participant is not comfortable reading and speaking in English.
  4. Participant is not age 21 or older.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Immediate
Immediate participants receive the intervention (online training and certification exam) during the study.
Behavioral: CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training and Certification Program
The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training program is a 4-course, 16-module, video-based training program for hospital staff members. The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Certification Program is a 100-point certification exam evaluating knowledge from the online training protocol.
Experimental: Control
Control participants do not receive the intervention (online training and certification exam) during the study. However, they do receive access to the intervention program (at no cost) at the conclusion of the study.
Behavioral: CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training and Certification Program
The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training program is a 4-course, 16-module, video-based training program for hospital staff members. The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Certification Program is a 100-point certification exam evaluating knowledge from the online training protocol.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
32-Item Knowledge Gain Pre-Post Exam
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 45 days.
Investigator-developed Knowledge Exam
through study completion, an average of 45 days.
17-Item Sense of Competence In Dementia Care Staff Questionnaire
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 45 days.
Schepers, A. K., Orrell, M., Shanahan, N., & Spector, A. (2012). Sense of competence in dementia care staff (SCIDS) scale: development, reliability, and validity. International psychogeriatrics, 24(7), 1153-1162.
through study completion, an average of 45 days.
19-Item Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 45 days.
Lintern, T., & Woods, B. (1996). Approaches to dementia questionnaire. University of Wales, Bangor, UK.
through study completion, an average of 45 days.
20-Item Job Satisfaction Questionnaire
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 45 days.
Weiss, D. J., Dawis, R. V., & England, G. W. (1967). Manual for the Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire. Minnesota studies in vocational rehabilitation.
through study completion, an average of 45 days.
26-Item Dementia Questionnaire
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 45 days.
McKenzie, G. L., Teri, L., Salazar, M. K., Farran, C. J., Beck, C., & Paun, O. (2011). Relationship between system-level characteristics of assisted living facilities and the health and safety of unlicensed staff. AAOHN Journal, 59(4), 173-180.
through study completion, an average of 45 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

Collaborators

New York University, New York, NY

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mary S Mittelman, DrPH, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
  • Principal Investigator: John V Hobday, MA, HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

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)

November 25, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

December 2, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 9, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2020

Last Verified

June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AG044019

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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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