Smart cloth and app aim to ease dementia caregiving
NCT ID NCT05476809
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an upgraded smart cloth system that people with dementia wear 24/7 to monitor activity, falls, and nighttime restlessness. The system sends alerts and weekly summaries to family caregivers through an app. The goal was to see if it helps caregivers feel more prepared and reduces fall risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smart-cloth assisted home nursing (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this system could help family caregivers feel more prepared and reduce falls in people with dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The smart cloth may be uncomfortable or not work for all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed as having dementia * can walk independently or with help * able to communicate * living in Northern Taiwan. * Family caregiver age 20 or older * taking primary responsibility in providing family care. Exclusion Criteria: * with terminal illness * with severe diseases that can not be controlled.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Taoyuan, Taiwan
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New Taipei Tucheng hospital
New Taipei City, 236017, Taiwan
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