NCT03961386

FallsTalk Falls Prevention Program for Caregivers and Persons With Memory Loss or Dementia

Development of a Prototype FallsTalk Caregiver Resource System

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Brookside Research & Development Company · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized-control trial involves dyads consisting of a family caregiver (CG) and a person with memory loss or dementia (PwD). The FallsTalk Caregiver Resource System (FT-C) intervention is administered by the CG, whose role is to modify their interactions with the PwD. FT-C will create a 3-way partnership between an Interventionist and the dyad, capitalizing on CG-PwD interactions. The PwD will be observed by the CG and both will be evaluated by the study team. Brief daily FT-C intervention by the CG will stimulate the PwD's awareness and individualized weekly CG- check-ins with the Interventionist will increase the CG's skills. Our hypothesis is that FT-C will increase PwD's awareness of personal fall threats and encourage new falls prevention behaviors, resulting in reduced fall rates.

Detailed description

This is a single-site preliminary trial enrolling dyads in Western Washington state only.

Conditions

• Falls (Accidents) in Old Age

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	FallsTalk-C	The FT-C experimental intervention involves two face-to-face visits including Initial and Follow-up Interviews, CG training, daily interaction with the PwD using a computer with FT-C software, weekly check-in calls, weekly postcard completion and monthly check-in calls for at least six months and up to one year.
BEHAVIORAL	FallsTalk	The FallsTalk intervention involves two face-to-face visits including Initial and Follow-up Interviews,CG training, daily interaction with the PwD, weekly check-in calls, weekly postcard completion and monthly check-in calls for at least six months and up to one year.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-13
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2020-05-01
• First posted: 2019-05-23
• Last updated: 2019-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States