Fostering Positive Care Interactions in Assisted Living

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbia, Maryland.

Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Study ID
NCT07378800
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
55 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • FPCI-AL — BEHAVIORAL
    Following randomization, champions and stakeholder team members from the communities will be identified. The investigators will recommend the following individuals to be members of the stakeholder team: assisted living administrator, nurse manager, nursing assistant, and activity and rehabilitation staff as available. Following the initial team meeting, the research facilitator will work with each treatment assisted living community for eight hours weekly during months one and two, and then for four hours weekly for the remaining four months using a face-to-face approach to implement the four components of the FPCI-AL.
  • Education Only (EO) — BEHAVIORAL
    Communities randomized to education only will receive the same education as provided in FPCI-AL step two via an established PowerPoint. Delivery format will match community preferences (e.g., online or in-person) for pragmatic reasons and to facilitate the education process.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to improve the quality of staff-resident care interactions particularly among residents living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD ) by testing the Fostering Positive Care Interactions in Assisted Living (FPCI-AL) intervention. This study will be a critical first step in determining the sample size needed to test the efficacy of a practical approach to improving the quality of care interactions for assisted living residents living with ADRD, ultimately enhancing behavioral outcomes such as decreasing behavioral symptoms of distress, reducing resistiveness to care, and optimizing engagement in care tasks.

Key Dates

First listed
Jan 30, 2026
Start date
Feb 5, 2026
Status verified
Oct 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: FPCI-AL
    The FPCI-AL is implemented using a research facilitator working with a community-based champion and stakeholder group to provide the following four-steps: (1) assessments of the environment and policy to facilitate positive interactions; (2) educating staff on fostering positive interactions; (3) establishing individualized positive care interaction approaches for residents and incorporating them into resident service plans; and (4) providing ongoing mentoring, motivating, and role modeling for staff to reinforce positive care interactions.
  • Active Comparator: Education Only (EO)
    Communities randomized to education only will receive the same education as provided in FPCI-AL step two via an established PowerPoint. Delivery format will match community preferences (e.g., online or in-person) for pragmatic reasons and to facilitate the education process.

Primary Outcome Measure

Modified Quality of Interactions Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Lorien Harmony HallColumbiaMaryland21044-
Caraway Assisted LivingElktonMaryland21921
Heather Zeiss
[email protected]
410-392-4455
Lorien TaneytownTaneytownMaryland21787-

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