Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Nursing Home Residents

Launched by MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · Jan 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying joint pain and other musculoskeletal issues among nursing home residents, both those with and without dementia. The main goal is to find out how many residents have tender or swollen joints and how they feel about their joint pain. For residents who can communicate, the study will also look at their mobility and check if their medical records accurately describe their joint problems. Those with dementia will be asked simpler questions about their pain, while others will answer a few more detailed questions about their health and pain levels.

To participate, residents must be at least 65 years old. One group includes residents who are mentally competent and do not have dementia, while the other group includes residents diagnosed with dementia, whose legal representatives will provide consent. Participants will undergo a standard physical exam, and the study will ensure that no sensitive or intrusive questions are asked. The findings from this study could help improve the understanding and care of joint issues in nursing home residents.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria, group 1:
• • Mentally competent nursing home resident ≥ 65 years;
• • No diagnosis of dementia (major neurocognitive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria);
• • The nursing home resident provides informed consent to participate in the study.
• Inclusion criteria, group 2:
• • Nursing home resident with dementia (major neurocognitive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria) ≥ 65 years;
• • The legal representative of the nursing home resident provides informed consent to participate in the study.
• Exclusion criteria, group 1:
• • Diagnosis dementia;
• • Life expectancy \< 2 weeks (definition terminal nursing home resident). Exclusion criteria, group 2
• • Life expectancy \< 2 weeks (definition terminal nursing home resident).
• • If, on the basis of an already known pattern of behaviour, it is expected that the potential participant will resist the proposed research (anticipated behaviour).