On Site Sensors Monitoring Impacts of Cognitive Decline on ADLs

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers

In brief

The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of a continuous monitoring system to assess Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) over time compared to the traditional assessments used by medical professionals as Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) progresses.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04871698

Run by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

People needed

140

Starts

2020-09-14

Expected to finish

2022-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-04

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Fluent in English to understand and sign the consent or assent documents.
• Adult over 65 years of age with no children under 18 years old living in residence.
• Adult anticipates they will be living primarily at designated residence over next 18 months.
• Must receive caregiver interaction at least 6 hours/week.
• Must undergo a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) assessment at baseline during recruitment as well as at the end of the study with a resulting score of 11-25 as part of the recruitment phase of the study.
• Must be willing to have home or facility equipped with sensors to obtain activity and location data.

Where it is running

• Birkeland Current — Waco, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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