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Alzheimer DiseaseMOMENTNCT04482036

The MObile AssessMENT of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Amnestic MCI and AD (MOMENT) Study

A study testing Mobile Phone Application Assessments and Standard Assessments in people with Alzheimer Disease and Mild Memory Disturbance, run by Indiana University at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether it is possible and useful for caregivers to report behavioral or psychological symptoms of people with mild memory problems or Alzheimer's disease through a smartphone mobile application. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Mobile Phone Application Assessments and Standard Assessments
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
23 Oct 2020to 4 Oct 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patient:
  • Has Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), is a Healthy Aging Brain Center, Eskenazi Health patient
  • Community dwelling
  • Has a legally authorized representative when they lack capacity to consent
  • The caregiver:
  • 18 or older
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  • No visual impairment
  • Community dwelling
  • Reports seeing patient most days of the week

Who cannot join

  • The patient:
  • History of mental illness (Schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar)
  • Participating in another study
  • The potential participant with a diagnosis of either aMCI or AD communicates observable dissent.
  • The caregiver:
  • History of mental illness (Schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar)
  • Participating in another study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Eskenazi Health

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

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About this study

Official title: The MObile AssessMENT of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease (MOMENT) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether it is possible and useful for caregivers to report behavioral or psychological symptoms of people with mild memory problems or Alzheimer's disease through a smartphone mobile application. The investigators believe that monitoring these symptoms and having a tool, like a mobile application, can provide quicker accessibility to the patient's clinical care team, which could improve care for patients and caregivers.

These types of symptoms found in patients with mild memory problems or Alzheimer's disease are any type of psychiatric symptoms or abnormal behaviors one might develop as the result of these brain illnesses. Examples of psychological and behavioral symptoms are depression, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, agitation, and hallucinations. These symptoms differ from regular psychiatric symptoms, because they are caused by mild memory problems or Alzheimer's disease (AD). These symptoms can cause a lot of distress for patients and caregivers, and can lead to greater use of healthcare services.

Read the detailed description

As a part of this research study the patient and caregiver will undergo randomization, "like flipping a coin", to assign the patient and caregiver to one of two research study groups. The patient and the partnered caregiver will join the same group. The group will either receive: 1) three in-person assessments on symptoms and behaviors that the patient may experience and a mobile application that will send surveys to the caregiver in order to rate the presence, severity and stress caused by these symptoms and behaviors; or 2) three in-person assessments on symptoms and behaviors that the patient may experience and no mobile application. The outcomes of these surveys and assessments will then be shared with the patient's clinical team.

If the caregiver is assigned to the group that receives the mobile application they will receive the surveys either weekly or monthly. After each month of completing the surveys, the frequency will change. Depending on feedback from the first 10 participants, the investigators may modify the survey rate to happen more than weekly.

Being tested
Mobile Phone Application Assessments, Standard Assessments
Keywords
Patient Distress, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Stress, Mobile Phone Application, Psychological Symptoms, Behavioral Symptoms, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, mHealth, Mobile Health
Medical subject headings
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Caregiver Burden, Behavioral Symptoms, Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Mobile Phone Application AssessmentsOther

    Also called BrainCare Notes app

    The BrainCare Notes app was designed to be installed on the caregiver's phone. It has the capacity to send Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) assessments to the caregiver. If the answers to the behavioral and psychological symptoms rise above the threshold, the clinicians will be notified, and a care plan will be enacted, in order to keep the patient and caregiver safe.

    The application also has the ability to send and receive private messages between caregiver and the patient's clinical care team.

  • Standard AssessmentsOther

    The caregiver and patient will receive the same questionnaires and surveys that the intervention group will receive. However, they will not receive the mobile phone application questionnaires.

Study groups in NCT04482036
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dementia Collaborative CarePlacebo comparatorPatient and caregivers assigned to the three in-person assessments and no mobile application group will complete the following: * The caregiver will be asked to complete three in-person assessments that involve answering survey questions and an interview. * Some of the questions asked will be related to Behavioral and/or Psychological Symptoms the patient experiences. * The caregiver will be asked to answer questions about the patient, the patient's experience with the research study and the caregiver's own experience with the research study. * If the patient's "symptoms" or the caregiver's "distress" answers reach a high enough level, a member of the research study team and clinical team will contact the caregiver to ask more questions and check in on the patient and caregiver's safety. * The research study team will also notify Dr. Bateman (the person responsible for the research).
Receives: Other: Standard Assessments
Dementia Collaborative Care Plus BrainCare Notes ApplicationActive comparatorPatient and caregivers assigned to the three in-person assessments and mobile application group will complete the same tasks that Group 1 (control group) will complete with the addition of the following: * The caregiver will be asked to monitor the patient and complete 5 to 10-minute long surveys (the neuropsychiatric inventory questionnaire) sent to the caregiver through the mobile application or in-person at each follow-up visit. * The caregiver will be asked to monitor and complete these surveys at different times for a period of 6 months.
Receives: Other: Mobile Phone Application Assessments; Other: Standard Assessments

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Caregivers Who Completed Neuropsychiatric Interview Questionnaire (NPI-Q) at 3 Months

    Measured: Calculated at 3 months

  2. Number of Caregivers Who Completed the Neuropsychiatric Interview Questionnaire (NPI-Q) at 6 Months

    Measured: Calculated at 6 months

  3. Number of Caregivers Who Completed the BrainCare Notes (BCN) App - Survey Burden Mean at 3 Months

    Randomized participants are prompted to answer the survey burden question after completion of each BCN app prompted survey. The caregivers in the control group, "Dementia Collaborative Care- Caregivers" did not utilize the BrainCare Notes application.

    Measured: Calculated at 3 months

  4. Number of Participants Who Completed the BrainCare Notes (BCN) App - Survey Burden Mean at 6 Months

    Randomized participants are prompted to answer the survey burden question after completion of each BCN app prompted survey. The caregivers in the control group, "Dementia Collaborative Care- Caregivers" did not utilize the BrainCare Notes application.

    Measured: Calculated at 6 months

  5. Number of Participants Who Completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) at the 3 Month Timepoint

    The System Usability Scale will be used to assess usability of the BrainCare Notes app at 3 months. Only the randomized participants will be completing this survey. The scale is as follows: Strongly Disagree-1, Disagree- 2, Neutral- 3, Agree- 4, Strongly Agree- 5

    Measured: Measured at 3 months

  6. Number of Participants Who Completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) at the 6 Month Timepoint.

    The System Usability Scale (SUS) will be used to assess usability of the BrainCare Notes app at 6 months. Only the randomized participants will be completing this survey. The scale is as follows: Strongly Disagree-1, Disagree- 2, Neutral- 3, Agree- 4, Strongly Agree- 5

    Measured: Measured at 6 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Outcome of the Change in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms (BPSD) Score- Specifically Any Change Seen at 3 Months From What Was Reported at Baseline.

    The NPI-Q is a questionnaire administered to a caregiver who cares for a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia.

    Symptom severity scores for each of the symptom domain range between 0-not present, 1 - mild, 2-moderate, 3-severe. The summation of all symptom severity scores have a range of a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 36, where the higher the number indicates worse symptom severity.

    Measured: Calculated at 3 months

  2. Outcome of the Change in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms (BPSD) Score- Specifically Any Change Seen at 6 Months From What Was Reported at Baseline.

    The NPI-Q is a questionnaire administered to a caregiver who cares for a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia.

    Symptom severity scores for each of the symptom domain range between 0-not present, 1 - mild, 2-moderate, 3-severe. The summation of all symptom severity scores have a range of a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 36, where the higher the number indicates worse symptom severity.

    Measured: Calculated at 6 months

  3. Outcome of the Change in Caregiver Distress Score- Specifically Any Change Seen at 3 Months From What Was Reported at Baseline.

    The NPI-Q is a questionnaire administered to the caregiver who cares for a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia.

    The Caregiver Distress scores for each of the symptom domain range between: 0 = Not distressing at all, 1 = Minimal, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe, 5 = Extreme or Very Severe. The summation of all the Caregiver Distress scores ranges from a min score of 0 and max score of 60, where the higher the number indicates worse Caregiver Distress severity.

    Measured: Calculated at 3 months

  4. Outcome of the Change in Caregiver Distress Score- Specifically Any Change Seen at 6 Months From What Was Reported at Baseline.

    The NPI-Q is a questionnaire administered to the caregiver who cares for a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia.

    The Caregiver Distress scores for each of the symptom domain range between: 0 = Not distressing at all, 1 = Minimal, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe, 5 = Extreme or Very Severe. The summation of all the Caregiver Distress scores ranges from a min score of 0 and max score of 60, where the higher the number indicates worse Caregiver Distress severity.

    Measured: Calculated at 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Jul 2020
  2. Study start23 Oct 2020
  3. Primary completion4 Oct 2021
  4. Study completion4 Oct 2021

Why it stopped: The Principle Investigator changed careers and relinquished their NIA funded career development award, which funded the MOMENT Study. Career development awards are not transferable. Thus, the study was terminated prematurely.

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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
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The study design includes six 1-month periods. Those in the intervention group will be nested in a 2 x 6 cross-over design in which they will be randomly assigned to start with 1 of 2 schedules of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) surveillance frequency (1) weekly or (2) monthly. The intervention participants will then cross-over at the end of each and every month to the other surveillance frequency condition, over a 6-month time horizon.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04482036
Sponsor's protocol ID
1907055854
Other IDs
1K23AG059914-01A1
Acronym
MOMENT
Status last verified
Aug 2023
First submitted
15 May 2020
Last updated
1 Sep 2023
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Mobile Phone Application Assessments and Standard Assessments in people with Alzheimer Disease and Mild Memory Disturbance, run by Indiana University at 1 site in United States.

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 9 inclusion and 7 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Sep 2023. 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 United States. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 1 Sep 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Caregivers Who Completed Neuropsychiatric Interview Questionnaire (NPI-Q) at 3 Months (time frame: Calculated at 3 months). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 Sep 2023.

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