Alzheimer's disease Coordinated Care for San Diego Seniors

ISRCTN	ISRCTN72577751
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN72577751
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Regents of the University of California (USA)
Funders	California Department of Health Services (USA) (ref: 00-91316), California Department of Aging (USA) (ref: IG-0001-22), California HealthCare Foundation (USA) (ref: 99-3020)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Barbara Vickrey
Scientific

UCLA Dept of Neurology
C128 RNRC
710 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles
90095
United States of America

Phone	+1 310 206 7671
Email	bvickrey@ucla.edu

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study acronym	ACCESS
Study objectives	A community-wide, collaborative care, quality improvement strategy for dementia patients having Medicare insurance will be more effective in improving adherence to a set of dementia care guidelines than usual care.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Intervention	The intervention was based on the chronic care model and included care managers (primarily social workers) based at the healthcare organisations and community agencies, an internet-based software system for care planning and coordination, structured assessments and referral protocols, caregiver self-management support, and provider education. Control: usual care
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Adherence to guidelines for dementia care
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Healthcare and community resource utilisation 2. Caregiver knowledge 3. Patient health-related quality of life, quality of patient's healthcare 4. Caregiver confidence, social support, unmet need, and health-related quality of life 5. Provider knowledge and perceived care quality
Completion date	04/11/2002

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Senior
Lower age limit	65 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	438
Key inclusion criteria	Patients: 1. Diagnosis of dementia 2. Age 65 years or older 3. Medicare insurance 4. In care at one of three San Diego area healthcare organisations Caregivers: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Non-professional caregiver
Key exclusion criteria	Patients: no caregiver Caregivers: unable to read or understand English or Spanish
Date of first enrolment	01/08/2001
Date of final enrolment	04/11/2002

UCLA Dept of Neurology

Los Angeles
90095
United States of America

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	21/11/2006		Yes	No