Lighthouse Project on Dementia, Ulm, Germany

Lighthouse Project on Dementia, Ulm, Germany - Improvement of Advice and Diagnostics for People Suffering From Dementia After the Classification of Their Level of Care (ULTDEM Study).

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00693888

Acronym

ULTDEM

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-06-09

Start date

2008-06-30

Completion date

2010-09-30

Last updated

2010-08-17

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Conditions

Dementia

Keywords

dementia, system of care, level of care, interventional study, evaluation, dementia diagnostic, Evaluation of the care study

Brief summary

The Geriatric Center Ulm scientifically supported a three-year pilot study (ProjektDEMENZ Ulm), in which numerous findings on the system of care regarding people suffering from dementia and their relatives were determined. One of the most important conclusions is the significant lack of information on the well-functioning network of the care system in Ulm. The full potential of the network is not being exploited. The situation in the Alb-Donau-Kreis - the area surrounding Ulm - is very similar. The investigators' aim is to improve the utilization of the system of care for those suffering from dementia in Ulm/Alb-Donau-Kreis by using a newly designed advisory approach (Lighthouse Project on Dementia, Ulm, ULTDEM study). The purpose of the study is to prove the effectiveness of this procedure by using a prospective, open, randomized, controlled, interventional study. After the randomization, the interventional group is given comprehensive, individual advice about available treatment possibilities for people suffering from dementia. In addition, they have the opportunity to re-evaluate their present diagnostic procedure. The participants of the control group receive the standard treatment. Inclusion criterion is the application of a care level ( level 0 or 1). Recruitment will take one year. A final assessment will be taken every six months.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALadvice (e.g. medical and social aspects, care, support at home, residential advice, legal aspects, demonstration of help and support for the relatives)

initial comprehensive assessment, stratified (city, suburbs) randomization into two groups: interventional group: individual comprehensive primary advice (medical and social aspects, care, support at home, residential advice, legal aspects, demonstration of help and support for the relatives), control group: standard support, observation over a period of 6 months, possibility of completing the diagnostic after final assessment

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* dementia (MMSE \< 24) * signing up for classification of care level (0 or 1) * community dwelling elderly (older than 60 years) * member of certain health insurance provider (AOK, Barmer, DAK) * residents of Ulm / Alb-Donau-Kreis

Exclusion criteria

* result from the inclusion criteria * cancer * consuming disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life	six months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
health economical effects, progress of disease, level of evidence based on diagnosis, institutionalization, hospitalization, using support possibilities, use of drugs	6 months

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactAlbert Lukas, M.D.

albert.lukas@bethesda-ulm.de1149-7311-87196

Backup ContactThorsten Nikolaus, M.D., professor

thorsten.nikolaus@bethesda-ulm.de1149-7311-87185

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026