Video-Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Multimorbidity, Cognitive Impairments

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week care management program for medically complex Veterans with cognitive impairment, delivered via telephone or videoconferencing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02962687

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

80

Starts

2017-05-31

Expected to finish

2018-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-13

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Receive primary care from a Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) affiliated primary care clinic (1 visit within the previous 12 months)
• Age > or = 65
• CAN score > or = 90
• Valid telephone number in the medical record
• Identifies a friend or family member that we may contact for study participation as the Care Partner
• Telephone Instrument for Cognitive Status - modified (TICS-m) score 20-31

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment or dementia (identified via ICD diagnosis codes or Primary Care Provider note in previous 2 years)
• Enrolled in or have an active consult for a special population Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), e.g.:
• GeriPACT
• Home Based Primary Care
• Mental Health
• Post-Deployment, etc.
• Serious mental illness defined as diagnosis of psychosis of any type:
• schizophrenia
• bipolar disorder
• psychiatric hospitalization in the previous year
• or current high-risk suicide flag in their Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) medical record
• Active substance abuse, documented in the medical record within the previous year
• Eligible for hospice, palliative care, or prognosis of less than 6 months to live
• Lacks decision-making capacity, documented in the medical record
• Referred to institutional care or residing in nursing home
• Unable to communicate on the telephone, or no telephone access for duration of study
• Currently hospitalized or incapacitated
• Enrolled in a study that prohibits participation in another study

Where it is running

• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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