Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 2.0
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60-106
SponsorHebrew SeniorLife
About this trial
The goal of this pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial is to compare management of suspected infection in nursing home residents with dementia The main questions it aims to answer whether residents with dementia in nursing homes randomized to use a multicomponent intervention to optimize suspected infection management ( versus usual care) use less antibiotics and fewer burdensome interventions.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age > 60
A diagnosis of dementia (any type)
Cognitive Functional Scale (CFS) > 1
NH length of stay >90 days
Disqualifiers
Less than 60 years of age
Living in nursing home for less than 90 days
Does not have diagnosis of dementia
Does not meet CFS >1 score
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- TRAIN AD 2.0
Treatment groups
750 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Hebrew SeniorLife
Lead sponsor
Brown University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov