NCT04581317

Connecting Seniors to Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 53 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of implementing the virtual assistant devices into the daily routine of participants and their caregivers,to measure social determinants of health,depression,cognitive impairment,nutritional and functional status in the cognitively impaired participants

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	meals	Participants will receive meals delivered to them by the Meals oN wheels(MOW) program for 6 weeks.
OTHER	AES 8 basic usage	For the second 6 weeks, participants will continue to have meal deliveries and will now have the AES 8 device which can be used by the cognitively impaired participant and their caregiver. AES 8 devices will be installed in participant's homes by the study team and participants will be given basic instructions on using the device as well as a one-page handout that will include instructions on how to use and maintain privacy with their device. The study staff will continue to call twice a week to ask the 5 questions. At the end of the 6 weeks, a study team member will make an in-person visit to the participants' homes to measure FFP, MHS, CES-D, MOCA, ADL/IADLs, NSI, ZCBI, and TAM.
OTHER	AES 8 advanced usage	In the third 6 weeks, the participants will continue to have meal deliveries and the AES 8 will be upgraded to provide an active intervention by asking the twice a week 5 questions through the device. The questions should be answered by the cognitively impaired older adult using the device, though the caregiver can still use the device for other basic services. The participant will be able to answer the questions verbally or by touch screen options displayed on the device.At the end of the 6 weeks, a study team member will make an in-person visit to the participants' homes to measure FFP, MHS, CES-D, MOCA, ADL/IADLs, NSI, ZCBI, and TAM.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-19
• Primary completion: 2022-09-29
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2020-10-09
• Last updated: 2023-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States