DETECT-RPC Universal EM Screening
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Clinician who actively provides home-based primary care (HBPC) to patients enrolled in one of our partner home-based primary care programs at least part time.
Disqualifiers
HBPC Clinicians must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who actively provides home-based primary care to patients enrolled at a partner site HBPC at least part time
in home-based primary care
60 years or older
seen by a clinician participating in the study
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool
BehavioralDETECT is an elder mistreatment (EM) screening tool created for medics in the Fort Worth Texas area to use when responding to the homes of older adults, enabling them to screen for signs of elder mistreatment. DETECT-RPC is the adapted version of this tool designed specifically for use by home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians. The DETECT-RPC tool is designed to: 1. Be brief and easy to use. 2. Focus on the clinician's direct observations of the older adult and their physical and social environment. 3. Provide clear guidance on reporting suspected EM. 4. Integrate seamlessly into existing procedures and medical charting systems.
Treatment groups
43 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: with DETECT-RPC screening toolExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: without DETECT-RPC screening toolNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
number of reports of EM
Data will be collected on the number of reports of EM made by clinicians to the appropriate authorities \[for example, adult protective services (APS)\]
Time frame
from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)2
Mortality
Mortality among patients will be assessed among patients enrolled in the partner home-based primary care programs.
Time frame
from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)Sponsors and contacts
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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov