New tool helps keep dementia patients safe at home
NCT ID NCT05485090
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study adapted a Canadian safety checklist for use in France to help caregivers assess accident risks for elderly people with dementia living at home. Researchers worked with 116 caregivers to test the checklist's reliability. The goal is to give healthcare providers a simple way to spot and reduce home hazards.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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
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Who is studied
Caregivers of elderly people with a major neurocognitive disorder living at home. Caregivers will be selected by healthcare professionals working in geriatric care.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient living at home or hospitalized with a planned return home * Patient with a major neurocognitive disorder (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth version) : * evidence of significant cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains (complex attention, social cognition) based on : a concern by the individual, a knowledgeable informant, or the clinician about a significant decline in cognitive function ; and a deficit in cognitive performance, preferably documented by standardized neuropsychological tests or by another quantified clinical assessment * the cognitive deficits interfere with independence in daily activities. At least, assistance should be required with complex instrumental activities of daily living, such as paying bills or managing medications. * the cognitive deficits do not occur exclusively in the context of a delirium. * the cognitive deficits are not better explained by another mental disorder (e.g., major depressive disorder, schizophrenia). * Patient with at least one caregiver: * reliable (no suspicion of cognitive or psychiatric disorders and/or inappropriate behavior such as manipulation or abuse) * able to answer the questionnaire (i.e., knows the patient's lifestyle) * No objection to participating in the study from the caregiver and the patient (if able to understand the study) * No objection to guardian participation for patients under guardianship or curatorship Exclusion Criteria: * Patient totally socially isolated or without a reliable caregiver * Bedridden patients * For hospitalized patients, no planned return home * Patients under judicial protection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GHRMSA
Mulhouse, 68100, France
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