BOCS: Guidance for Elderly With Cognitive Disorders

Sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01076855
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the programme is to facilitate the anticipation of dementia both in elderly patients suffering from this disease and in their carers and to diminish care burden in order to improve quality of life and daily functioning.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    100 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Guidance Programme for Elderly With Cognitive Disorders
    Study Start Date :
    Jan 1, 2010
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Dec 1, 2015
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Dec 1, 2015

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Elderly with mild dementia

    >70 years old and presence of a carer

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Quality of life and care burden at 0, 3 and 6 months. [0, 3 and 6 months]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Cognitive, behavioural and affective status [0, 3 and 6 months]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    70 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • elderly (> 70 years) with mild dementia in presence of a carer.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University Hospital Ghent Ghent Belgium

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University Hospital, Ghent

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Mirko Petrovic, MD, PhD, University Hospital, Ghent

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Additional Information:

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    University Hospital, Ghent
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01076855
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 2010/008
    First Posted:
    Feb 26, 2010
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 3, 2015
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2015
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jun 3, 2015