Elder AbuseMISSEDNCT05807568
MIStreatment Screening in Elders Before Discharge
A study testing NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen in people with Elder Abuse and Surveys and Questionnaires, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing, implementing, and integrating a brief, existent elder mistreatment screening tool (the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM)'s Elder Mistreatment - Screening And Response Tool (EM-SART) Pre-Screen) in the Memorial Herman… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Elder Abuse, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Neglect
- What is being tested?
- NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 10 Apr 2023to 2 Feb 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- current admission to the MHH-TMC ACE unit
- ability to independently hear, understand, and verbally answer the 3 participant questions on the NCAEM's EM-SART Pre-Screen screening tool when it is read to them
Who cannot join
- unwillingness to participate in the research study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030
About this study
Official title: MIStreatment Screening in Elders Before Discharge (MISSED) Study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing, implementing, and integrating a brief, existent elder mistreatment screening tool (the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM)'s Elder Mistreatment - Screening And Response Tool (EM-SART) Pre-Screen) in the Memorial Herman Hospital (MHH)-Texas Medical Center (TMC)Acute Care of Elders(ACE) (MHH-TMC ACE) unit and to identify older adults who may already be suffering from abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation, as well as connecting the study participants to the primary Geriatric Medicine team on the ACE unit such that additional care, evaluation (including additional in-depth mistreatment screening), and intervention can be taken to prevent and minimize further harm prior to discharge. The investigators hope to reduce missed opportunities for mistreatment detection to lead to safer health outcomes and hospital discharges.
- Conditions
- Elder Abuse, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Neglect, Geriatrics, Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged
- Being tested
- NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen
- Keywords
- Elder Mistreatment, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Screening, Geriatric, Questionnaire
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NCAEM EM-SART Pre-ScreenOther
Participants will be verbally asked the 3 participant questions on the NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen either directly or with support of hospital approved telephonic interpreters. Answers will be documented by the investigator digitally. Participants will be interviewed one time for a duration of approximately 15 minutes. No further action will be taken on study participants with negative elder mistreatment screens, unless findings concerning for emotional distress are identified by the investigator. If emotional distress is identified, these observations will be communicated to Geriatric Medicine team in person or via secure/encrypted email, with recommendations to follow-up with the participant about the results and take appropriate care actions. Study participants with positive elder mistreatment will have results shared with the study participant directly and with the Geriatric Medicine primary team via secure/encrypted email.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of units using this NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool
How many times the NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool is attempted with consented patients
Measured: 12 months after study
Number of participants who have identified elder mistreatment
Study participants screening positive based on NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool
Measured: 15 minute evaluation of each participant, no follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Apr 2023
- Study start10 Apr 2023
- Primary completion2 Feb 2026
- Study completion2 Feb 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Elder AbuseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Julia A Hiner, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Investigators
- Julia A Hiner, MD, Principal investigator, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05807568
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HSC-MS-22-1009
- Acronym
- MISSED
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- MIStreatment Screening in Elders Before Discharge (MISSED) Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05807568
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MISSED / HSC-MS-22-1009
- Conditions
- Elder Abuse, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Neglect, Geriatrics, Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged
- Keywords
- Elder Mistreatment, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Screening, Geriatric, Questionnaire
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 2 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 2 Feb 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing, implementing, and integrating a brief, existent elder mistreatment screening tool (the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM)'s Elder Mistreatment - Screening And Response Tool (EM-SART) Pre-Screen) in the Memorial Herman Hospital (MHH)-Texas Medical Center (TMC)Acute Care of Elders(ACE) (MHH-TMC ACE) unit and to identify older adults who may already be suffering from abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation, as well as connecting the study participants to the primary Geriatric Medicine team on the ACE unit such that additional care, evaluation (including additional in-depth mistreatment screening), and intervention can be taken to prevent and minimize further harm prior to discharge. The investigators hope to reduce missed opportunities for mistreatment detection to lead to safer health outcomes and hospital discharges.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen | Experimental | Other: NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- current admission to the MHH-TMC ACE unit
- ability to independently hear, understand, and verbally answer the 3 participant questions on the NCAEM's EM-SART Pre-Screen screening tool when it is read to them
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- unwillingness to participate in the research study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| NCAEM EM-SART Pre-ScreenParticipants will be verbally asked the 3 participant questions on the NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen either directly or with support of hospital approved telephonic interpreters. Answers will be documented by the investigator digitally. Participants will be interviewed one time for a duration of approximately 15 minutes. No further action will be taken on study participants with negative elder mistreatment screens, unless findings concerning for emotional distress are identified by the investigator. If emotional distress is identified, these observations will be communicated to Geriatric Medicine team in person or via secure/encrypted email, with recommendations to follow-up with the participant about the results and take appropriate care actions. Study participants with positive elder mistreatment will have results shared with the study participant directly and with the Geriatric Medicine primary team via secure/encrypted email. | Other | NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen |
Primary outcome
Number of units using this NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool
Time frame: 12 months after study
How many times the NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool is attempted with consented patients
Number of participants who have identified elder mistreatment
Time frame: 15 minute evaluation of each participant, no follow-up
Study participants screening positive based on NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Feb 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Julia A Hiner, MD principal investigator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen in people with Elder Abuse and Surveys and Questionnaires, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of units using this NCAEM EM-SART Pre-Screen tool (time frame: 12 months after study). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Feb 2026.