Evaluating a National Person-Centered Training Program to Strengthen the Dementia Care Workforce

Part of paid clinical trials in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study ID
NCT06239688
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Aging
  • Dementia
  • Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Long-Term Care

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • essentiALZ — BEHAVIORAL
    essentiALZ is a web-based training that contains three hours of self-paced content separated into five modules, plus a final review. Modules include: 1) Alzheimer's disease and dementia; 2) person-centered care; 3) assessment and care planning; 4) activities of daily living; and 5) behaviors and communication. Staff will be encouraged to take the training over the course of four weeks.
  • Project ECHO — BEHAVIORAL
    ECHO is a virtual tele-mentoring model grounded in case-based learning. It includes six weekly one-hour sessions of didactic and discussive learning. The first five sessions will reflect the content of the five essentiALZ modules, and the final session will address maintenance. ECHO sessions are group sessions that will be conducted via Zoom.

Study Details

This project will compare two training models of an evidence-based online dementia care training program for direct care staff in assisted living to a waitlist control: 1) essentiALZ training and 2) essentiALZ training + Project ECHO. It will examine the extent to which each model is implemented and achieves its intended outcomes to improve staff knowledge and attitudes, change care practices, and improve the wellbeing of staff, residents, and residents' family members. Results will inform next steps in dementia care training for the assisted living (AL) and broader long-term care workforce. To examine these outcomes, data will be collected from AL staff and families over the course of 6 months. Staff will complete questionnaires and participate in interviews (as applicable) at baseline, post-training, 3-months, and 6-months. Families will participate in interviews at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 12, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027
Completion
Apr 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
1,764 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: essentiALZ
    Communities randomized to this arm will receive the essentiALZ training: a web-based training taken by AL staff that contains three hours of self-paced content separated into five modules, plus a final review. Modules include: 1) Alzheimer's disease and dementia; 2) person-centered care; 3) assessment and care planning; 4) activities of daily living; and 5) behaviors and communication. Staff will be encouraged to take the training over the course of four weeks.
  • Experimental: essentiALZ + ECHO
    Communities randomized to this arm will receive the essentiALZ training: a web-based training taken by AL staff that contains three hours of self-paced content separated into five modules, plus a final review. Modules include: 1) Alzheimer's disease and dementia; 2) person-centered care; 3) assessment and care planning; 4) activities of daily living; and 5) behaviors and communication. Staff will be encouraged to take the training over the course of four weeks. Additionally, they will receive access to Project ECHO. ECHO is a virtual tele-mentoring model grounded in case-based learning. It includes six weekly one-hour sessions of didactic and discussive learning. The first five sessions will reflect the content of the five essentiALZ modules, and the final session will address maintenance. ECHO sessions are group sessions that will be conducted via Zoom.
  • No Intervention: No Intervention
    Standard care will be provided.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Score Over Time of Sense of Competence in Dementia Care (SCIDS) [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention and 6 additional months after the intervention ends, an expected average of 8 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth Carolina27599
Johanna Hickey, MSW
[email protected]
919-843-3085
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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