Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
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: Palliative Care Training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Alzheimer Disease, End of Life, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Burnout. Basic parameters: from 21 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
Preparing Assisted Living Staff to Provider Palliative Care to Residents With Dementia: Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
Overview
The palliative care education in assisted living for dementia care providers (PCEAL-DCP) is a 4-week intervention (once a week for 1.5 hours, a total of 6 hours) for licensed nurses, administrators and dementia care coordinators to improve quality of dementia care outcomes
Detailed description
This is a five-year cluster randomized trial (CRT) among 30 assisted living (AL) communities (k=30) and residents (N=450), staff (N=72) and family members (N=270) with a baseline, 3, and 6 months post-intervention follow-ups for residents, a baseline and 6-month follow-up for family and a pre- and post-test (one month), 3- and 6-month follow-up for staff and baseline AL facility information from administrators to examine dementia care outcomes.
Interventions
- Behavioral Palliative Care Training
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Primary outcome measures
- Documentation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Discussions [Time frame: Baseline, 3, and 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Hospice Use [Time frame: Baseline, 3, and 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
The AL community eligibility criteria include a minimum of 40+ beds and provide memory care services to at least 35% of their residents, and access to hospice services from Lifepath or Suncoast Hospice. The AL size of 40+ beds is selected so we will be able to recruit a minimum of 14 residents per site, based on the power analysis for the sample size of 450 for the primary study outcome of documentation of ACP discussions.
Residents are eligible if 1) they have a dementia diagnosis confirmed by the resident's physician (physician's signature required by University of South Florida (USF) Institutional Reiew Board (IRB) in prior clinical trial) regardless of dementia severity (mild, moderate, or severe), 2) if they have been admitted to the AL in the last month, and 3) if they have a legally responsible representative who understands English.
Staff are eligible if they are currently employed with the participating study AL as a registered/licensed practical nurse, administrator, or dementia care coordinator of a memory care unit and English speaking and 21 years of age or older.
Family members are eligible if 1) they are listed as the legally responsible party in the chart records for the resident with ADRD, 2) they understand English, and 3) are at least 21 years of age or older. This could include someone related to the person, a close friend or a legal guardian who oversees the person's care and is responsible for decisions about their care.
Exclusion criteria
AL sites will be ineligible if 1) the are not a licensed Florida assisted living facility; 2) they have previously participated in a PCEAL-DCP clinical trial (2018-2021) to avoid possible experimental contamination effects, and 3) if no staff employed at the AL are willing to participate in the study.
Residents are ineligible if they: 1) are currently receiving hospice services because residents who receive hospice are already engaged in ACP discussions upon admission; 2) if they are discharged from assisted living to another setting (nursing home or hospital) or are admitted to hospice or have died before baseline data is collected.
Staff will be ineligible if they are not licensed nurses, administrators or dementia care coordinators of a dementia care unit or terminated/resign before baseline data is collected.
Family are ineligible if: 1) they are under 21 years of age and do not understand spoken or written English and if there is already a legal authorized representative for a resident participating in the study (one family member per resident).
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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
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- University of South Florida — Tampa
- University of South Florida — Tampa
Publications
- Dobbs D, Yauk J, Vogel CE, Fanfan D, Buck H, Haley WE, Meng H. Feasibility of the Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living Intervention for Dementia Care Providers: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Gerontologist. 2024 Jan 1;64(1):gnad018. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad018. PMID 36842068
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Identifiers
NCT: NCT06722352 · 007811 · 1RF1AG087325-01