About this trial
This pilot study will test a digital care planning decision support system for patients with dementia.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Mild or moderate dementia of any type
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of 16-25
Living at home, or in residential or nursing home care
Receiving adequate social support
Disqualifiers
Moderate/severe cognitive impairment (MoCA < 16)
No cognitive impairment (MoCA >25)
Inpatient or acute hospital treatment
Infectious diseases or lokal skin conditions preventing the use of wearable body sensors
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Advance Care Planning Toolkit
Other interventionParticipants or their caregivers will access the digital platform for advance care planning
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Feasibility and acceptability of digital ACP-platform, the Dementia Journey Companion (DJC)
Participant feedback on feasibility, usefulness and burden of ACP-platform; acceptability of content included in the ACP-platform for participantd, user satisfaction with conversational support and suc-cess rate in achieving communicative goals, answering questions and providing guidance.
Secondary outcomes
Effect of DJC on documentation of ACP
Rating of benefit by health care professionals.
Completion rate of preference documentation
Completion rate of preference documentation across domains (daily living, medical, end-of-life) and frequency of use; frequency of chatbot interactions; number of memories, stories, and preferences documented.
Assessment of pain, distress and anxiety
Assessment of pain, distress and anxiety (PROM as part of assessment toolkit).
Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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University of Bonn
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Bonn
Sponsor institution
University College Cork
Collaborator
University of Leeds
Collaborator
Fundacion Intras
Collaborator
Universidade do Porto
Collaborator
University Medical Centre Maribor
Collaborator
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