Proxy decision-making for people with dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Unspecified dementia
Conditions
Interventions
The PRODECIDE-RCT is a randomized controlled superiority trial with two parallel groups, a 1:1 randomization and a six-month follow-up. Legal representatives will be allocated to the intervention grou
Sponsors
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Legal representatives in Germany, both professional and volunteer 2. Represent at least one person with dementia (assessed by the legal representative and/or medical diagnosis)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participation in the PRODECIDE education program (either the whole program or a single module)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge (understanding of decision-making processes in healthcare affairs and realistic expectations regarding probabilities of benefits and harms of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, physical restraints and antipsychotics to people with dementia), assessed using a novel questionnaire at T1 (up to 2 weeks after intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sufficient knowledge, measured with the same knowledge test as the primary outcome using a cut-off of 70% correct answers, at T1 (up to 2 weeks after intervention) 2. Sustainable knowledge, assessed with the same knowledge test at T3 (6-month follow-up) 3. The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies, physical restraints and antipsychotics, using data extracted from routine documentation and standardized documentation sheets at baseline and T3 (6-month follow-up) 4. Result of the first decision after intervention regarding percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, physical restraints and antipsychotics, assessed using documentation sheets and telephone interviews at T2 (3-month follow-up) and T3 (6-month follow-up) | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed