NCT06888713

Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living in Home Care Services of Older Adults with Cognitive Deficits

Not yet recruiting NA Last updated 21 March 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Telemonitoring of ADL in Dementia in 200 participants. Not yet recruiting.

Timeline

1 April 2025

Primary endpoint
1 April 2028

31 December 2028

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Phase	NA
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	200
Start date	1 April 2025
Primary completion	1 April 2028
Estimated completion	31 December 2028

Drugs / interventions tested

• Telemonitoring of ADL

Conditions studied

• Dementia — all drugs for Dementia →

Sponsor

Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Dementia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In Canada, it is estimated that two million people are users of publicly funded home care services, with more than half of them being 65 years and older. Although home care services are considered a priority by Canadian provinces, in Québec alone, more than 46 000 people were waiting for those services in 2022. The provision of home care services is hampered by limited funding and growing demand from among an aging population, among other factors. These challenges have led to urgent calls to better support home care in Canada to ensure optimal use of scarce human and financial resources. One of the key strategies to achieve optimal use of resources may be remote monitoring of activities of daily living (ADLs), a type of telehealth. ADL telemonitoring can remotely recognize ADLs such as preparing meals and moving around the home. Past studies have shown that ADL telemonitoring can help in better understanding older adults' home care needs, thereby allowing for more personalized ADL interventions. Previous projects have also allowed for the developement of NEARS-SAPA, a telemonitoring system for ADLs. In these past projects, it was identified how NEARS-SAPA was used by home care services and its ease of use was tested in real environments. In the present project, the benefits of ADL telemonitoring will be tested and its technological capabilities expanded, hence preparing the system for the next big step, i.e. large-scale adoption by home care services. Ultimately, ADL telemonitoring may help the healthcare system determine which service is more appropriate for which person and at what time, thereby optimizing interventions and resource management.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.