NCT01700556: UP-TECH

A Trial to Support Caregivers of Patients With Dementia in Italy: the UP-TECH Project

Completed NA Last updated 25 June 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Case Manager in Alzheimer Disease in 438 participants. Completed in 7 June 2014.

Timeline

14 January 2013

Primary endpoint
7 June 2014

7 June 2014

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	438
Start date	14 January 2013
Primary completion	7 June 2014
Estimated completion	7 June 2014
Sites	5 locations across Italy

Drugs / interventions tested

• Case Manager
• Assistive Technologies
• light support
• 3 preventive home visits by a nurse

Conditions studied

• Alzheimer Disease — all drugs for Alzheimer Disease →

Sponsor

Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Alzheimer Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The UP-TECH project aims at developing an UPgrading quality of care for Alzheimer's disease patients through the integration of services and the use of new TECHnologies in order to also improving the quality of life of their family caregivers.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Remotely delivered information, training and support for informal caregivers of people with dementia.
   González-Fraile E, Ballesteros J, Rueda JR, Santos-Zorrozúa B, et al · · 2021 · cited 54× · PMID 33417236 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd006440.pub3
2. Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety among informal caregivers of persons with dementia: a cross-sectional comparative study between Sweden and Italy.
   Wulff J, Fänge AM, Lethin C, Chiatti C. · · 2020 · cited 23× · PMID 33267856 · DOI 10.1186/s12913-020-05964-2
3. The UP-TECH project, an intervention to support caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Italy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
   Chiatti C, Masera F, Rimland JM, Cherubini A, et al · · 2013 · cited 22× · PMID 23714287 · DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-14-155
4. The economic impact of moderate stage Alzheimer's disease in Italy: evidence from the UP-TECH randomized trial.
   Chiatti C, Furneri G, Rimland JM, Demma F, et al · · 2015 · cited 21× · PMID 25874654 · DOI 10.1017/s104161021500040x