CompletedNot Applicable

Accurate WiFi-Based Localization of Dementia Patients For Caregiver Support:

United States13 participantsStarted 2021-01-27

Plain-language summary

In this Phase II SBIR project we will enhance a wireless WiFi-based insole that was designed and successfully tested during a Phase I trial with elderly persons with dementia and their caregivers, and then investigate its efficacy in terms of caregiver activity, burden, and quality of life in Phase II. Evaluation will use semi-structured interviews and participant observation data collected from professional and family caregivers of patients with moderate or mild dementia.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Persons With Dementia Resides in memory care or skilled nursing * Moderate dementia (MMSE of 10-18) * Ambulatory (without or with cane, walker or wheelchair assist) * A legal proxy that can provide consent Persons With Dementia Resides in independent living setting in community. * Mild dementia (MMSE of 19-25) * Ambulatory (without or with cane, walker or wheelchair assist). * Has a legal proxy that can provide consent. Care Partners * Speaks English * Be 21 years of age or over * Has at least three times per week direct contact with person with dementia (PWD) * Consents to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Is not fluent in written or spoken English * Indicate an unwillingness to use the Activlink * History of Major Mental Illness for patient or caregiver

What they're measuring

Caregiver Activity Survey

Timeframe: week 2

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03360019

SponsorUniversity of Florida

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-05-31

Results submitted2023-02-08

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