Recruiting

Observational StudyDETECT-RPC Universal EM Screening

Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Code:

NCT05958654

Conditions

Elder Abuse

Elder Mistreatment

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians.

Conditions

Elder Abuse

Elder Mistreatment

Study ID

NCT05958654

Start date

Feb 18, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2025

Completion date

Aug 31, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria (Clinicians):

Clinician who actively provides home-based primary care (HBPC) to patients enrolled in one of our partner home-based primary care programs at least part time.

Exclusion Criteria (Clinicians):

HBPC Clinicians must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who actively provides home-based primary care to patients enrolled at a partner site HBPC at least part time

Inclusion Criteria (patients):

in home-based primary care
60 years or older
seen by a clinician participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria (patients)

Must be aged 60 and older, enrolled in a site-specific partner HBPC and treated in their primary residence

Study Design

Enrollment

43 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: with DETECT-RPC screening tool

no intervention: without DETECT-RPC screening tool

Interventions

Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool

DETECT is an elder mistreatment (EM) screening tool created for medics in the Fort Worth Texas area to use when responding to the homes of older adults, enabling them to screen for signs of elder mistreatment. DETECT-RPC is the adapted version of this tool designed specifically for use by home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians.

The DETECT-RPC tool is designed to:

1. Be brief and easy to use.
2. Focus on the clinician's direct observations of the older adult and their physical and social environment.
3. Provide clear guidance on reporting suspected EM.
4. Integrate seamlessly into existing procedures and medical charting systems.

Primary outcome measure

number of reports of EM [ Time Frame: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years) ]
Mortality [ Time Frame: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Michael B Cannell, PhD,MPH

972-546-2925 Michael.B.Cannell@uth.tmc.edu

James S Barnes

972-546-2934 James.S.Barnes@uth.tmc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Contacts

Marianthe Grammas, MD

205-996-2770 mdgrammas@uabmc.edu

University of California San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Contacts

Maria Yefimova, PhD, RN

415-203-4947 maria.yefimova@usf.edu

John Hopkins University Medicine International

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218

Contacts

Thomas Dr. Cudjoe, MD. MPH, MA

443-927-1638 tcudjoe2@jhmi.edu

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Contacts

Debbie Freeland, MD

Deborah.Freeland@UTSouthwestern.edu

Baylor College of Medicine

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Kristina Little, MD

713-814-4505 Kristina.Little@bcm.edu

The University of Texas health Science Center at Houston( LBJ House Calls Program)

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Julia Hiner, MD

713-500-6283 Julia.A.Hiner@uth.tmc.edu

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston( UT Physicians House Calls Program)

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Faith B Atai, MD

713-500-6628 Faith.D.Atai@uth.tmc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Last update posted

Jun 13, 2025

Last verified

Jun, 2025

Keywords

Elder Mistreatment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston on 2025-06-13.