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NCT Number: NCT00901706

Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention for Elder Self-Neglect

This study is designed to assess the best method for caring for elders reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) for self-neglect. Specifically, this study will compare APS usual care coupled with interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric care to APS usual care alone in improving the health and quality of live among elders with substantiated self-neglect.

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Key information

Conditions

Self-Neglect Cognitive Ability, General Geriatric Disorder

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 65 years of age or older
  • English Speaking
  • Resident of Harris County, Houston Texas
  • Community-dwelling
  • Substantiated Self-Neglect

Exclusion criteria

  • No other substantiated allegations
  • Non-community dweller
  • No available for projected follow-up period
  • Impaired decision-making with no available proxy
  • Already receiving care from TEAM or within the past year
  • Terminal Illness

Treatment and study plan

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and APS Usual Care

Other

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment coupled with APS usual care which collectively will consist standardized cognitive, functional, affective, social, and legal interventions.

Other names: Randomized Controlled Trial

APS usual care

Other

APS usual care consists of social, medical, and legal assistance.

Other names: Randomized Controlled Trial

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-Neglect Severity Scale (SSS)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional Status

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  2. Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  3. Mini-mental State Exam (MMSE)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  4. 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  5. Physical Performance Test (PPT)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  6. SF-36 Health Survey

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  7. The Duke Social Support Index (DSSI)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  8. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)

    Time frame: Baseline and 6-months

  9. Costs of Social Services and Health Care Utilization and Costs

    Time frame: Months 1,2,3,4,5,6

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Other

Collaborators

  • The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) Clinical Research Unit at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 14, 2009
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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