DementiaNCT03822286
Development and Evaluation of E-training and Mentoring Support Program on Dementia Care for Home-care Workers
A study testing e-training course, Support group and traditional classroom teaching course programs in people with Dementia, run by Tzu Chi University at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This study evaluate the effects of three-month dementia care e-training and mentoring support program on home-care workers using a two-group randomized controlled trial. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dementia
- What is being tested?
- e-training course, Support group and traditional classroom teaching course programs
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 30 Jan 2019to 30 Sep 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Qualified as a care worker for the elderly welfare law, and at least three months as a home servant,
- Literacy
- Can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese,
- Caring for community clients with cognitive impairment or dementia
- Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent
Who cannot join
- If it does not meet the conditions for receiving the case, it will not be included in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
HsinFeng,Su
Hualien City
886980313695, ss205@ems.tcu.edu.tw
About this study
Official title: E-training and Mentoring Support Program on Dementia Care for Home-care Workers
This study evaluate the effects of three-month dementia care e-training and mentoring support program on home-care workers using a two-group randomized controlled trial.
Read the detailed description
Home care staff often have insufficient knowledge and skills of caring people with dementia at home. Many training courses for home care staff are not developed according to their educational background and workplace needs.
An innovative evidence-based online training with peer support program in dementia care was developed and consists of online cloud platform with various training courses and resources, on-the-job mentoring support by senior peers, and social networking in dementia care.
They can access to the online cloud platform by computers or smart phones anytime for immediate access to information in dementia care. They can also consult with senior peers for care problems by social network platform and attend monthly dementia care forum.
The interventional group attendance staff will accept 3-month e-training care online course, which was supervised by the supervisor and participated in the monthly counseling mentoring support group. The control group will accept the traditional dementedness care traditional classroom teaching course and will not accept any e-training .
The curriculum and counseling support group will collect information on the knowledge, attitudes, care abilities, work stress and burnout of the two groups in the pre-test, 3rd and 6th months and learn about their effectiveness.
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Being tested
- e-training course, Support group, traditional classroom teaching course programs
- Keywords
- home-care worker, e-training, mentoring support
- Medical subject headings
- Dementia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
e-training courseOther
Home care staff received mainly self-study, you can download e-books on your lithography or personal mobile phone reading and learning, with lively animation, sound and video guide home staff Learn the knowledge of demented care. The e-book course sets out the themes of the eight demented care training courses.
Support groupOther
A counseling master mix 8~10 resident staff members, through the counselor to lead the symposium to the case home to implement technical guidance and through the set of social network groups to immediately discuss the care and solutions of dementia cases, and hold once a month in gathering, about 40~60 minutes each time.
traditional classroom teaching course programsOther
Home care staff received the traditional demented care traditional classroom teaching course and did not accept any e-training and gathering.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | E-training course programs, counseling mentoring supports and support group gatherings meeting. Receives: Other: e-training course; Other: Support group |
| Control | Active comparator | Traditional classroom teaching course programs. Receives: Other: traditional classroom teaching course programs |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
To evaluate the staff care for knowledge of patients with dementia, range from 0-50, higher values represent the higher the care knowledge.
Measured: 6 month
Approach to Dementia Questionnaire
To evaluate the staff care for Dementia care attitude, range from 19-95, higher values represent the more positive the attitude of the caregiver to dementia care.
Measured: 6 month
Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff scale
To evaluate the staff care for demented patients, range from 16-68, higher values represent Staff have good care ability.
Measured: 6 month
Maslach Burnout Inventory
To evaluate the Maslach Burnout Inventory,, range from 0-72, higher values represent a worse outcome.
Measured: 6 month
Taiwan Simple Work Stress Scale
The main purpose is to measure the working pressure situation. The scale has a total of 38 questions, eight faces, each facing the score range of 0-100 points. The higher the score, the greater the work pressure.
Measured: 6 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Jan 2019
- Study start30 Jan 2019
- Primary completion30 Aug 2019 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Sep 2019 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for DementiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hsin Feng SU, Tzu Chi University
- Investigators
- HsinFeng SU, MSN, Principal investigator, Tzu Chi University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03822286
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- YLH-10721
- Status last verified
- Jan 2019
- First submitted
- 27 Jan 2019
- Last updated
- 1 Feb 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Su HF, Koo M, Lee WL, Sung HC, Lee RP, Liu WI. A dementia care training using mobile e-learning with mentoring support for home care workers: a controlled study. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Feb 16;21(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02075-3.
PubMed 33593287
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Feb 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- E-training and Mentoring Support Program on Dementia Care for Home-care Workers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03822286
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- YLH-10721
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Keywords
- home-care worker, e-training, mentoring support
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Tzu Chi UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Aug 2019 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2019 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study evaluate the effects of three-month dementia care e-training and mentoring support program on home-care workers using a two-group randomized controlled trial.
Detailed description
Home care staff often have insufficient knowledge and skills of caring people with dementia at home. Many training courses for home care staff are not developed according to their educational background and workplace needs.
An innovative evidence-based online training with peer support program in dementia care was developed and consists of online cloud platform with various training courses and resources, on-the-job mentoring support by senior peers, and social networking in dementia care.
They can access to the online cloud platform by computers or smart phones anytime for immediate access to information in dementia care. They can also consult with senior peers for care problems by social network platform and attend monthly dementia care forum.
The interventional group attendance staff will accept 3-month e-training care online course, which was supervised by the supervisor and participated in the monthly counseling mentoring support group. The control group will accept the traditional dementedness care traditional classroom teaching course and will not accept any e-training .
The curriculum and counseling support group will collect information on the knowledge, attitudes, care abilities, work stress and burnout of the two groups in the pre-test, 3rd and 6th months and learn about their effectiveness.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: e-training course, Other: Support groupE-training course programs, counseling mentoring supports and support group gatherings meeting. |
| Control | Active comparator | Other: traditional classroom teaching course programsTraditional classroom teaching course programs. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Qualified as a care worker for the elderly welfare law, and at least three months as a home servant,
- Literacy
- Can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese,
- Caring for community clients with cognitive impairment or dementia
- Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- If it does not meet the conditions for receiving the case, it will not be included in the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| e-training courseHome care staff received mainly self-study, you can download e-books on your lithography or personal mobile phone reading and learning, with lively animation, sound and video guide home staff Learn the knowledge of demented care. The e-book course sets out the themes of the eight demented care training courses. | Other | Intervention |
| Support groupA counseling master mix 8~10 resident staff members, through the counselor to lead the symposium to the case home to implement technical guidance and through the set of social network groups to immediately discuss the care and solutions of dementia cases, and hold once a month in gathering, about 40~60 minutes each time. | Other | Intervention |
| traditional classroom teaching course programsHome care staff received the traditional demented care traditional classroom teaching course and did not accept any e-training and gathering. | Other | Control |
Primary outcome
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
Time frame: 6 month
To evaluate the staff care for knowledge of patients with dementia, range from 0-50, higher values represent the higher the care knowledge.
Approach to Dementia Questionnaire
Time frame: 6 month
To evaluate the staff care for Dementia care attitude, range from 19-95, higher values represent the more positive the attitude of the caregiver to dementia care.
Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff scale
Time frame: 6 month
To evaluate the staff care for demented patients, range from 16-68, higher values represent Staff have good care ability.
Maslach Burnout Inventory
Time frame: 6 month
To evaluate the Maslach Burnout Inventory,, range from 0-72, higher values represent a worse outcome.
Taiwan Simple Work Stress Scale
Time frame: 6 month
The main purpose is to measure the working pressure situation. The scale has a total of 38 questions, eight faces, each facing the score range of 0-100 points. The higher the score, the greater the work pressure.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Feb 2019.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33593287Su HF, Koo M, Lee WL, Sung HC, Lee RP, Liu WI. A dementia care training using mobile e-learning with mentoring support for home care workers: a controlled study. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Feb 16;21(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02075-3.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
HsinFeng SU, MSN principal investigator
Tzu Chi University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing e-training course, Support group and traditional classroom teaching course programs in people with Dementia, run by Tzu Chi University at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact HsinFeng SU, MSN (886980313695, ss205@ems.tcu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (time frame: 6 month). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03822286, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Feb 2019.