NCT00901706

Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention for Elder Self-Neglect

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is designed to assess the best method for caring for elders reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) for self-neglect. Specifically, this study will compare APS usual care coupled with interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric care to APS usual care alone in improving the health and quality of live among elders with substantiated self-neglect.

Conditions

• Self-Neglect
• Cognitive Ability, General
• Geriatric Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and APS Usual Care	Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment coupled with APS usual care which collectively will consist standardized cognitive, functional, affective, social, and legal interventions.
OTHER	APS usual care	APS usual care consists of social, medical, and legal assistance.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-08-01
• Primary completion: 2012-02-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2009-05-14
• Last updated: 2013-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States