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New study aims to ease hospice transitions for dementia patients

NCT ID NCT07182357

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests a care management checklist designed to guide end-of-life care and hospice transitions for people with advanced dementia and their care partners. Researchers will work with a home healthcare agency to see if the checklist is feasible, acceptable, and usable. The study involves 96 participants and focuses on improving the transition process rather than treating the disease itself.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Dementia Care Management Checklist for Hospice Transitions (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a practical tool to improve end-of-life care and hospice transitions for people with advanced dementia and their families.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 96 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and may not change outcomes significantly.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 96 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion: Care Partners and PLWD Dyad: 1. Care partners of PLWD who have a diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia. 2. Able to provide informed consent HHC Professionals: Care Managers and Field Nurses: 1. Care managers who regularly engage hospice transitions with care partners of PLWD 2. Age 18 or older Medical Providers: 1. Medical providers (e.g., physicians and nurse practitioners) who refer patients for hospice enrollment. 2. Age 18 or older HHC Administrators: 1. Home healthcare administrators who work with the Certified Home Health Agency or the Advanced Illness Management Program that refers patients to hospice care 2. Age 18 or older Exclusion Care Partner and PLWD Dyad 1. Under age 18 2. Care partners who are caring for PLWD with Mild Cognitive Impairment 3. PLWD with Mild Cognitive Impairment HHC Professionals: Care Managers, Medical Providers, Administrators 1\. Do not have experience managing hospice transitions for PLWD

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and VNS Health

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10010, United States

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