NCT05719077

Pilot Testing Dementia-Enhanced Training and Tool for Home Hospice Clinicians

Study 3. Pilot Testing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Dementia-Enhanced Training and Tool for Home Hospice Clinicians in a Clinical Setting.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a clinically useful, inclusive dementia-enhanced training and tool for use by home hospice clinicians to improve care and support for Black and White patients with dementia and their family caregivers. The investigators expect family caregivers of clinicians in the intervention group will report less caregiver burden (primary outcome) than caregivers of clinicians in the control group. The investigators expect that, compared to clinicians in the control group (usual care), clinicians in the intervention group (receive the training and use the tool) will demonstrate more knowledge of dementia-related caregiving issues (secondary outcomes). In exploratory analyses, the investigators expect family caregivers will report greater self-efficacy and preparedness, and that patients of clinicians in the intervention group will experience fewer live discharges than family caregivers of patients of clinicians in the control group.

Detailed description

For this aim, the investigators will conduct a randomized pilot study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the training and tool in clinical practice compared to usual care with 40 clinicians (20 intervention, 20 control) and 160 Black and white FCG (80 intervention, 80 control). The investigators will also determine preliminary efficacy of the training and tool. Outcomes include feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, reducing FCG burden (primary outcome), improving clinician knowledge and confidence (secondary outcomes) and increasing FCG preparedness and self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	EDITH-HC	This study tests feasibility and acceptability of implementing a tool and training in a clinical practice and the preliminary efficacy of training materials to enhance hospice clinicians' knowledge of dementia-related caregiving issues at end of life and a tool for clinicians to use to address caregiving issues related to dementia at end of life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-06
• Primary completion: 2025-06-30
• Completion: 2025-12-24
• First posted: 2023-02-08
• Last updated: 2026-01-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States