Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Washington

Code:

NCT03289377

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Nurse Training

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

RDAD Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

An multi-stage mixed-method design will be employed to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data to address two study aims: (1) Evaluate and refine the delivery Reducing Disabilities in Alzheimer's Disease (RD- AD) training to advanced practice nurses and (2) Evaluate and refine the implementation of RD-AD by advanced practice nurses in their medical settings.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Nurse Training

Study ID

NCT03289377

Start date

Feb 1, 2018

Status verified date

May, 2018

Completion date

Oct, 2018

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2018

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Licensed by the Washington state Department of Health as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP),
  • Hold a board certification as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, or Family Nurse Practitioner,
  • Work at least half time (0.50 FTE) in a clinical setting (primary care, internal medicine, sub-specialty, medical home), with a panel consisting of over 25% of patients over 65 years of age,
  • Have no expectation for termination over the course of the study; and
  • Agree to participate in all phases of the RDAD translational program.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • NA

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: RDAD training to APNs

Half-day workshop to provide APNs with all skills necessary to conduct RDAD in their clinical settings. A subset of the trained APNs will implement RDAD as part of their ongoing care of persons with ADRD.

Interventions

RDAD Training

An interactive processes of lecture, role-play, and discussion, APNs will have the opportunity to dissect all phases of RDAD to insure they understand the objectives, can enact the program, and feel confident they can problem-solve situations that arise. APNs will receive materials to insure they are knowledgeable about ADRD symptoms, behavior management techniques, and exercise safety.

Primary outcome measure

  • Physician Confidence in Dementia Care Skills [ Time Frame: Change from baseline score at 2 months ]
  • Sense of Competence in Dementia [ Time Frame: Change from baseline score at 2 months ]
  • Dementia Attitudes Scale [ Time Frame: Change from baseline score at 2 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christine A Coulter, Ph.D.

206-685-9169cac76@uw.edu

Amy L Cunningham, M.S.

206-616-5550amoore@uw.edu

Locations

University of Washington

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

Amy Moore Cunningham, MS

206-616-5550amoore@u.washington.edu

Principal Investigator:

Linda Teri, Ph.D.

More Information

Sponsor

University of Washington

Last update posted

May 15, 2018

Last verified

May, 2018

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Washington on 2018-05-15.