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Development of a novel decision aid for drivers with dementia and its effect on decisional conflict

Development of a novel decision aid for drivers with dementia and its effect on decisional conflict

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12613000174785
Enrollment
140
Registered
2013-02-12
Start date
2013-06-03
Completion date
2014-06-30
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this randomised controlled trial is to determine if the use of a decision aid by drivers with dementia results in improved decisional uncertainty/conflict. It will also involve establishing if the decision aid booklet improves participant knowlege and decisional satisfaction. Booklet use, acceptability and impact upon decision will also be evaluated.

Interventions

a) The intervention in this study is a decision aid booklet. This can be read by participants alone and unaided but may be read in the presence of others if wished. b) Each participant that receives a decision aid booklet will read it once. They will then undergo a telephone survey one week later. They may then either keep or discard the booklet. They may reread it as often as they wish. c) Every participant will be surveyed twice. The first and second telephone surveys will be conducted one wee

a) The intervention in this study is a decision aid booklet. This can be read by participants alone and unaided but may be read in the presence of others if wished. b) Each participant that receives a decision aid booklet will read it once. They will then undergo a telephone survey one week later. They may then either keep or discard the booklet. They may reread it as often as they wish. c) Every participant will be surveyed twice. The first and second telephone surveys will be conducted one week apart. No other contact will be made with participants.

Sponsors

Wollongong Hospital
Lead SponsorHospital

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Individuals with dementia Individuals who actively drive

Exclusion criteria

Inability to provide informed consent

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026