What this means
A trial will compare online dementia training alone with that training plus group coaching for staff. It will check whether staff knowledge, care practices, and wellbeing improve. This study has not reported any results yet.
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- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including North Carolina
The science
- Registered title
- Evaluating a National Person-Centered Training Program to Strengthen the Dementia Care Workforce
- Trial ID
- NCT06239688 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Long-Term Care, Dementia
- What is tested
- essentiALZ, Project ECHO
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Feb 2, 2024 · updated Apr 13, 2026
Registry summary
This project will compare two training models of an evidence-based online dementia care training program for direct care staff in assisted living to a waitlist control: 1) essentiALZ training and 2) essentiALZ training + Project ECHO. It will examine the extent to which each model is implemented and achieves its intended outcomes to improve staff knowledge and attitudes, change care practices, and improve the wellbeing of staff, residents, and residents' family members. Results will inform next steps in dementia care training for the assisted living (AL) and broader long-term care workforce.
To examine these outcomes, data will be collected from AL staff and families over the course of 6 months. Staff will complete questionnaires and participate in interviews (as applicable) at baseline, post-training, 3-months, and 6-months. Families will participate in interviews at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months.
Sites (1)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States