Telehealth in Lewy Body Dementia
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Tele-neurohub.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Lewy Body Dementia With Behavioral Disturbance, Lewy Body Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease. Basic parameters: 18 years — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Interdisciplinary Telehealth in Lewy Body Dementia
Overview
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative dementia in the US. Optimal care requires an interdisciplinary approach, however often faced barriers include rural residence, limited access to specialists, travel distance, limited awareness of resources, and physical, cognitive, and behavioral impairments making travel to appointments challenging. Delivering interdisciplinary care remotely using video technology has the potential to improve access to care for patients with LBD.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to convert an in-person patient-centric interdisciplinary care model to a virtual platform using stakeholder engagement from individuals with LBD, their caregivers and healthcare providers. Subsequently researchers will conduct a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study implementing the virtual stakeholder developed interdisciplinary care model (tele-neurohub) for 6 month and assess the implementation outcomes of feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the tele-neurohub model. The research goal is to establish and iteratively improve a virtual interdisciplinary model of care allowing patients with LBD and their caregivers to access sub-specialty care from their home.
Interventions
- Behavioral Tele-neurohub
Interdisciplinary care delivered using telemedicine (zoom) technology which includes neurologist, physical, occupational and speech therapy, social worker and dietician.
Primary outcome measures
- Number of completed tele-health visits [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Satisfaction assessed by Patient Assessment of Communication of Telehealth questionnaire. [Time frame: 6 months]
- Appropriateness assessed by Intervention Appropriateness Measure [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Participant with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Inclusion Criteria:
- LBD diagnosis by a dementia or movement disorders specialist
- Clinician-determined mild-moderate dementia severity
- Internet access with a Zoom-compatible device
- Caregiver who resides in the patient's home and is willing to participate
- Fluency in English
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Florida — Gainesville
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05014971 · IRB202001625 · K23AG073575 · PRO00033145