NCT01901263

Patients With Behavioural Symptoms and Hospitalized in Cognitive and Behavioural Units

Initial and Long-term Evaluation of Patients With Behavioural Symptoms and Hospitalized in Cognitive and Behavioural Units

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 306 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cognitive and behavioral units (CBUs) have been created between 2008 and 2012 French National Alzheimer plan for the management of behavior problems of patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other related disorders and necessitating hospitalisation. This Alzheimer plan is promoting the evaluation of these units through the observation of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) evolution. As these units are new, it appears important to assess their long-term impact on patients care.

Detailed description

EXPECTED RESULTS The present study should allow to better understand the long-term impact of CBU on care of patients with Alzheimer disease and BPSD. Moreover, it should allow to identify patients improved by CBU.

Conditions

• Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	patients with alzheimer's disease	the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), is uded to assess 10 behavioral disturbances occurring in dementia patients: delusions, hallucinations, dysphoria, anxiety, agitation/aggression, euphoria, disinhibition, irritability/lability, apathy, and aberrant motor activity. The NPI uses a screening strategy to minimize administration time, examining and scoring only those behavioral domains with positive responses to screening questions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2013-07-17
• Last updated: 2015-12-02

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: France