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NCT07347639: SOCAV-program

SOCAV: a Nurse-led Support Programme for Self-direction in People With Dementia

Completed NA Last updated 16 January 2026
What this trial tests

NA trial testing SOCAV-Home Care (self-directed care support for home-dwelling people with dementia) in Dementia in 85 participants. Completed in 30 October 2022.

Timeline
30 August 2020
Primary endpoint
30 September 2022
30 October 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsorRadboud University Medical Center
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposesupportive care
Enrollment85
Start date30 August 2020
Primary completion30 September 2022
Estimated completion30 October 2022
Sites1 location across Netherlands

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Radboud University Medical Center

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Dementia or Dementia Caregivers. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In this study, we tested whether a support program could help people living at home with dementia keep making their own everyday choices for as long as possible, with help from a family caregiver and a home-care nurse. Nurses received training and coaching to better focus on what the person still wants and can do, and to avoid taking over tasks too quickly. The program also included home conversations with the person with dementia and their caregiver to agree on what matters most and how to support that in daily life. In total, 12 people with dementia, 14 caregivers, and 33 nurses took part. Most participants felt the program was helpful and said it increased attention to personal choice and small day-to-day decisions. However, it also took time and was sometimes hard to schedule, and some people dropped out. The questionnaires did not show clear improvements in things like quality of life, but there were signs that some behavior problems (such as restlessness or difficult situations) became less frequent for some participants.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. SOCAV: a nurse-led support programme for self-direction in people with dementia receiving home care, involving informal caregivers - a feasibility study with process evaluation in the Netherlands.
    Das P, Douma G, Donkers H, Roets-Merken L, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41857855 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105939

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