On Site Sensors Monitoring Impacts of Cognitive Decline on ADLs

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dementia Alzheimers; Dementia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04871698

R44AG065118

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of a continuous monitoring system to assess Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) over time compared to the traditional assessments used by medical professionals as Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) progresses.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fluent in English to understand and sign the consent or assent documents.
• Adult over 65 years of age with no children under 18 years old living in residence.
• Adult anticipates they will be living primarily at designated residence over next 18 months.
• Must receive caregiver interaction at least 6 hours/week.
• Must undergo a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) assessment at baseline during recruitment as well as at the end of the study with a resulting score of 11-25 as part of the recruitment phase of the study.
• Must be willing to have home or facility equipped with sensors to obtain activity and location data.

Exclusion criteria