Cognitive ImpairmentNCT06337201
A Digital Life Story to Support Person-centred Care for Older Adults With Dementia Perspectives
An observational study of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, run by Blekinge Institute of Technology at 1 site in Sweden.
Trial summary
Person-centred care can be supported when healthcare professionals access and actively use the information recorded in a life story. Active use of the life story can create security for a person with dementia and their carers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- What is being tested?
- Test of the application Min Memoria
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSweden
- Study dates
- 15 Aug 2022to Jun 2027
- Phase
- Observational
- 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
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Healthcare professionals working in daycare center and residential care.
Who may be able to join
- Healthcare professionals using a life story in daily care.
Who cannot join
- N/A
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Sweden1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Blekinge County, 37179
Johan Sanmartin Berglund, MD, PhD, +46455385471, johan.sanmartin.berglund@bth.se
Peter Anderberg, PhD, +46455385436, peter.anderberg@bth.se
About this study
Official title: A Digital Life Story to Support Person-centred Care for Older Adults With Dementia: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives
Person-centred care can be supported when healthcare professionals access and actively use the information recorded in a life story. Active use of the life story can create security for a person with dementia and their carers. The written life story describes the person and their life experiences, which can define the person's identity. National guidelines for care and nursing in dementia and Blekinge's regional guidelines emphasise the importance of care and nursing for people with dementia, which should be given with a person-centred approach, where the life story becomes a tool for healthcare professionals. Research shows that a life story can be designed in several ways. For example, in book form, as a brochure, collage, memory box or electronically. The life story is also intended as a tool for healthcare professionals to create security and facilitate communication with the individual. As more and more older adults are using computers and tablets as assistive devices, and it is also becoming more common for healthcare professionals to use, for example, tablets as assistive devices in nursing care, the life story could be shared in digital form as an application and become a living document.
Overall aim: To test an application for the life story with the intention of supporting person-centred care for older adults with dementia and to test whether the application can replace the written completion document. Study I: Exploring the research area of the life story in digital form. Study II: Focus group interviews with healthcare professionals. Study III: Test the application, Min Memoria. Study IV: Observations on the use of the application.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Being tested
- Test of the application Min Memoria
- Medical subject headings
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Test of the application Min MemoriaDevice
Focus group interviews will be conducted to reach healthcare professionals' experiences using a written life story in daily care. Then, the information from the written life story will be transferred to the application, and the healthcare professionals will test a digital life story (the application) in daily care instead. Observation studies will be conducted to observe the use of the digital life story. What can be seen in the communication and the interaction, and in what situations is the digital life story used?
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare professionals working in daycare center and residential care. | Not described Receives: Device: Test of the application Min Memoria |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Healthcare professionals' experiences using a written life story in the daily care of older adults with dementia
Focus group interviews
Measured: From October 2023 - August 2024
Data on the use of a digital life story tool.
Explore the usability, accessibility and positive and negative effects on daily care. Data will be collected through a survey with healthcare professionals (participants).
Measured: September 2024 - August 2025
Observation when using a digital life story
Data will be collected through non-participant observations. Observing communication and interactions between the healthcare professionals and the older adults when using the digital tool.
Measured: September 2025 - December 2026
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Mar 2024
- Study start15 Aug 2022
- Primary completionJan 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionJun 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Cognitive ImpairmentStudies 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Other
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06337201
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BTH-6.1.1-0138-2023
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 29 Jan 2024
- Last updated
- 29 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The data supporting this study's findings will be available on request from the corresponding author (Helén Dellkvist). The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Digital Life Story to Support Person-centred Care for Older Adults With Dementia: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06337201
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BTH-6.1.1-0138-2023
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Blekinge Institute of TechnologyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jun 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Mar 2024 (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.
Person-centred care can be supported when healthcare professionals access and actively use the information recorded in a life story. Active use of the life story can create security for a person with dementia and their carers. The written life story describes the person and their life experiences, which can define the person's identity. National guidelines for care and nursing in dementia and Blekinge's regional guidelines emphasise the importance of care and nursing for people with dementia, which should be given with a person-centred approach, where the life story becomes a tool for healthcare professionals. Research shows that a life story can be designed in several ways. For example, in book form, as a brochure, collage, memory box or electronically. The life story is also intended as a tool for healthcare professionals to create security and facilitate communication with the individual. As more and more older adults are using computers and tablets as assistive devices, and it is also becoming more common for healthcare professionals to use, for example, tablets as assistive devices in nursing care, the life story could be shared in digital form as an application and become a living document.
Overall aim: To test an application for the life story with the intention of supporting person-centred care for older adults with dementia and to test whether the application can replace the written completion document. Study I: Exploring the research area of the life story in digital form. Study II: Focus group interviews with healthcare professionals. Study III: Test the application, Min Memoria. Study IV: Observations on the use of the application.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Other
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare professionals working in daycare center and residential care. | – | Device: Test of the application Min Memoria |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Healthcare professionals working in daycare center and residential care.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Healthcare professionals using a life story in daily care.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- N/A
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Test of the application Min MemoriaFocus group interviews will be conducted to reach healthcare professionals' experiences using a written life story in daily care. Then, the information from the written life story will be transferred to the application, and the healthcare professionals will test a digital life story (the application) in daily care instead. Observation studies will be conducted to observe the use of the digital life story. What can be seen in the communication and the interaction, and in what situations is the digital life story used? | Device | Healthcare professionals working in daycare center and residential care. |
Primary outcome
Healthcare professionals' experiences using a written life story in the daily care of older adults with dementia
Time frame: From October 2023 - August 2024
Focus group interviews
Data on the use of a digital life story tool.
Time frame: September 2024 - August 2025
Explore the usability, accessibility and positive and negative effects on daily care. Data will be collected through a survey with healthcare professionals (participants).
Observation when using a digital life story
Time frame: September 2025 - December 2026
Data will be collected through non-participant observations. Observing communication and interactions between the healthcare professionals and the older adults when using the digital tool.
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 29 Mar 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The data supporting this study's findings will be available on request from the corresponding author (Helén Dellkvist). The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, run by Blekinge Institute of Technology at 1 site in Sweden.
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 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Mar 2024. 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 Sweden. 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 Helén D Dellkvist, PhD student (+46732313417, helen.dellkvist@bth.se), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Healthcare professionals' experiences using a written life story in the daily care of older adults with dementia (time frame: From October 2023 - August 2024). The study lists 3 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 29 Mar 2024.