NCT06437132 · RECRUITING
Decoding Death and Dying in People With Dementia by Digital Thanotyping
This study is not testing a treatment. Researchers are using wearable sensors and clinical assessments to monitor nursing home residents with dementia, hoping to identify patterns that signal when someone is entering the final phase of life — what they call the point of no return. The goal is to build better tools for recognizing dying earlier and more accurately. This is observational research, not a drug or therapy trial.
You may qualify if
- Nursing home resident
- >64 years old
- People with dementia or who have a likely diagnosis of dementia
- Score of \<4 on the 4 A's Test for Delirium (4AT) will be required for inclusion (no delirium)
You're excluded if
- People without dementia or cognitive impairment
- People that are considered already in a health status emergency (\< 6 weeks to live)
- People that are not living in the nursing home
- People without informed/presumed consent
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2024-05-31