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Staff for Caregiver

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Liu Wen, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Iowa
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up t1 (baseline), t2 (6-weeks post baseline), t3 (12-weeks post baseline)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trialaims to develop & refine an intervention protocol & training materials to teach staff to better engage residents in eating. Through focus groups, pilot testing, and data collection, the team will assess its feasibility, fidelity, & usefulness.

Eligible Conditions
  • Caregiver of People With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia (ADRD)

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~t1 (baseline), t2 (6-weeks post baseline), t3 (12-weeks post baseline)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and t1 (baseline), t2 (6-weeks post baseline), t3 (12-weeks post baseline) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of Staff Participants Who Viewed the Intervention Was Useful
Number of Staff Participants Who Viewed the Intervention as Appropriate and Acceptable for Mealtime Care Practice
Number of Staff and Resident Participants Recruited and Retained for the Study
+5 more
Secondary outcome measures
Quality of Staff Engagement
Resident Body Mass Index (BMI).

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: StaffExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Start participants who enrolled in the study, received the OPTIMAL intervention, and were observed during data collection.
Group II: ResidentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Resident participants who were cared in the study site, and received care from the staff participants before and after the OPTIMAL intervention was delivered to staff.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
OPTIMAL
2022
N/A
~120

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,692 Previous Clinical Trials
28,027,103 Total Patients Enrolled
University of IowaLead Sponsor
454 Previous Clinical Trials
881,927 Total Patients Enrolled
Liu Wen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University Of Iowa College Of Nursing
~37 spots leftby Jun 2025
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