Dementia study aims to cut unnecessary pills by listening to patients
NCT ID NCT05970315
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new approach to help people with dementia and their caregivers reduce unnecessary medications. Researchers compared patients who received care focused on their personal health priorities to those who got usual care. The goal was to see if this method leads to safer medication changes, less treatment burden, and better shared decision-making.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Dementia listed as an active problem in the medical record, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's dementia, Lewy body disease. * The functional assessment staging tool (FAST) score of 5 or lower (This will be established by the patient's clinician). * 2 or more additional chronic conditions * Takes 5 or more regular medications and * A caregiver present during visits. Caregivers may include family members or unrelated caregivers and will be identified through chart review and confirmed by clinician, patient, and surrogate decision maker if necessary. Identified caregivers must be involved in decisions and care of People living with dementia (PLWD) and routinely attend clinic visits with patient Exclusion Criteria: * FAST score of 6 or more (This will be established by the patient's clinician). * Significant hearing, vision, or advanced cognitive impairment that limits ability to participate in PPC encounters, * Caregiver is unwilling or able to participate in visits, or * Deemed ineligible by their Primary care physician (PCP)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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