Elder AbuseDETECT-RPCNCT05958654
DETECT-RPC Universal EM Screening
A study testing Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool in people with Elder Abuse and Elder Mistreatment, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 7 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment
- What is being tested?
- Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 43 participants
- Where
- 7 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 18 Feb 2025to 31 Aug 2029
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Clinician who actively provides home-based primary care (HBPC) to patients enrolled in one of our partner home-based primary care programs at least part time.
- in home-based primary care
- 60 years or older
- seen by a clinician participating in the study
Who cannot join
- HBPC Clinicians must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who actively provides home-based primary care to patients enrolled at a partner site HBPC at least part time
- Must be aged 60 and older, enrolled in a site-specific partner HBPC and treated in their primary residence
Trial locations and contacts
7 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
7 sites in 1 country
United States7 sites, 7 recruiting
- Recruiting
John Hopkins University Medicine International
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
Thomas Dr. Cudjoe, MD. MPH, MA, 443-927-1638, tcudjoe2@jhmi.edu
- Recruiting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
Marianthe Grammas, MD, 205-996-2770, mdgrammas@uabmc.edu
- Recruiting
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390
Debbie Freeland, MD, Deborah.Freeland@UTSouthwestern.edu
- Recruiting
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030
Kristina Little, MD, 713-814-4505, Kristina.Little@bcm.edu
- Recruiting
The University of Texas health Science Center at Houston( LBJ House Calls Program)
Houston, Texas, 77030
Julia Hiner, MD, 713-500-6283, Julia.A.Hiner@uth.tmc.edu
- Recruiting
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston( UT Physicians House Calls Program)
Houston, Texas, 77030
Faith B Atai, MD, 713-500-6628, Faith.D.Atai@uth.tmc.edu
- Recruiting
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143
Maria Yefimova, PhD, RN, 415-203-4947, maria.yefimova@usf.edu
About this study
Official title: Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians - Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) Universal EM Screening
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians.
- Conditions
- Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment
- Being tested
- Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool
- Keywords
- Elder Mistreatment
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening toolBehavioural
Also called DETECT-RPC screening tool
DETECT is an elder mistreatment (EM) screening tool created for medics in the Fort Worth Texas area to use when responding to the homes of older adults, enabling them to screen for signs of elder mistreatment. DETECT-RPC is the adapted version of this tool designed specifically for use by home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians.
The DETECT-RPC tool is designed to:
- Be brief and easy to use.
- Focus on the clinician's direct observations of the older adult and their physical and social environment.
- Provide clear guidance on reporting suspected EM.
- Integrate seamlessly into existing procedures and medical charting systems.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| with DETECT-RPC screening tool | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool |
| without DETECT-RPC screening tool | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
number of reports of EM
Data will be collected on the number of reports of EM made by clinicians to the appropriate authorities [for example, adult protective services (APS)]
Measured: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)
Mortality
Mortality among patients will be assessed among patients enrolled in the partner home-based primary care programs.
Measured: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jul 2023
- Study start18 Feb 2025
- Primary completion31 Aug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Aug 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- 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
- Screening
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Michael Bradley Cannell, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Investigators
- Michael B Cannell, PhD,MPH, Principal investigator, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05958654
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DETECT-RPC
- Other IDs
- 4R33AG078523-03
- Acronym
- DETECT-RPC
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 14 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Cannell B, Sevey N, Livingston MD, Burnett J, Lees Haggerty K, Pickering C. Detection of Elder Abuse Through Emergency Care Technicians Screening Tool Revision for Home-Based Primary Care (DETECT-RPC): a cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e089028. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089028.
PubMed 39819945
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians - Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) Universal EM Screening
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05958654
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DETECT-RPC / DETECT-RPC
- Conditions
- Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment
- Keywords
- Elder Mistreatment
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Study start
- 18 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Aug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Aug 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Jul 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 evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Screening
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| with DETECT-RPC screening tool | Experimental | Behavioral: Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool |
| without DETECT-RPC screening tool | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Clinician who actively provides home-based primary care (HBPC) to patients enrolled in one of our partner home-based primary care programs at least part time.
- in home-based primary care
- 60 years or older
- seen by a clinician participating in the study
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- HBPC Clinicians must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who actively provides home-based primary care to patients enrolled at a partner site HBPC at least part time
- Must be aged 60 and older, enrolled in a site-specific partner HBPC and treated in their primary residence
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening toolAlso: DETECT-RPC screening toolDETECT is an elder mistreatment (EM) screening tool created for medics in the Fort Worth Texas area to use when responding to the homes of older adults, enabling them to screen for signs of elder mistreatment. DETECT-RPC is the adapted version of this tool designed specifically for use by home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians. The DETECT-RPC tool is designed to: 1. Be brief and easy to use. 2. Focus on the clinician's direct observations of the older adult and their physical and social environment. 3. Provide clear guidance on reporting suspected EM. 4. Integrate seamlessly into existing procedures and medical charting systems. | Behavioural | with DETECT-RPC screening tool |
Primary outcome
number of reports of EM
Time frame: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)
Data will be collected on the number of reports of EM made by clinicians to the appropriate authorities [for example, adult protective services (APS)]
Mortality
Time frame: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)
Mortality among patients will be assessed among patients enrolled in the partner home-based primary care programs.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Jun 2025.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39819945Cannell B, Sevey N, Livingston MD, Burnett J, Lees Haggerty K, Pickering C. Detection of Elder Abuse Through Emergency Care Technicians Screening Tool Revision for Home-Based Primary Care (DETECT-RPC): a cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e089028. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089028.
- 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.
Michael B Cannell, PhD,MPH principal investigator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
7 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool in people with Elder Abuse and Elder Mistreatment, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 7 sites 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 4 inclusion and 2 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 7 sites 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Michael B Cannell, PhD,MPH (972-546-2925, Michael.B.Cannell@uth.tmc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
number of reports of EM (time frame: from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years)). 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?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05958654, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 13 Jun 2025.