Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)

Part of paid clinical trials in Tampa, Florida.

Sponsor
University of South Florida
Study ID
NCT06722352
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Caregiver Burden
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • End of Life
  • Patient Participation
  • Self Efficacy

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Palliative Care Training — BEHAVIORAL
    Teaching about caring for individuals with

Study Details

The palliative care education in assisted living for dementia care providers (PCEAL-DCP) is a 4-week intervention (once a week for 1.5 hours, a total of 6 hours) for licensed nurses, administrators and dementia care coordinators to improve quality of dementia care outcomes

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 28, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2028
Completion
Aug 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
792 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention -
    Hospice nurses or social workers selected from LifePath and Suncoast Hospice organizations will train the AL interventionists on the PCEAL-DCP intervention. All hospice nurses and social workers who are facilitators will be licensed practical nurses, registered nurses or master's in social work. Prior to the intervention, the hospice facilitators will complete a four-hour workshop about the topics to cover and be trained on the protocol to follow for facilitation of the four-week PCEAL sessions so each cluster in the treatment group is trained in the same manner.
  • No Intervention: Control
    Wait-listed group will receive the PCEAL-DCP curriculum after completion of the study.

Primary Outcome Measure

Documentation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Discussions [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3, and 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of South FloridaTampaFlorida33612
Debra Dobbs, PhD
[email protected]
University of South FloridaTampaFlorida33620
Debra Dobbs, PhD.
[email protected]
813-974-5767
Jonathan Clapp, PhD
[email protected]
Debra Dobbs, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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