The following projects were identified by the project team in June 2022. For current clinical trials, try searching the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry.
The right to rehabilitation for people with dementia: tackling stigma and implementing evidence-based interventions
Lead organisation: Monash University
Status: In progress
Supporting organisations: University of Wollongong, University of New South Wales and University of Tasmania. Partners are RAIL Research Centre, Dementia Australia, Dementia Alliance International, South Eastern Melbourne PHN, Eastern Melbourne PHN, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Occupational Therapy Australia, Psychology and Ageing Interest Group - Australian Psychology Association.
Funding organisation: Medical Research Future Fund, 2021 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
People with dementia are often denied treatments to help them maintain their everyday activities. This can be due to stigma and a lack of knowledge by health professionals. The overall aim of our project is to work with people with dementia, their care partners and service providers to develop and test resources and strategies to improve access to treatments that will assist people living with dementia maintain independence and wellbeing in the community for as long as possible.
Partnership to transform dementia care in residential aged care: Improving the lives of people living with dementia
Lead organisation: University of Sydney
Status: In progress
Supporting organisation(s): Dementia Australia and Leading Age Services Australia, and aged-care service providers HammondCare, Calvary, Whiddon and Bolton Clarke
Funding organisation: National Health and Medical Research Council
Aged care providers are partnering with universities on a $3 million collaboration that aims to maximise the independence, health and wellbeing of people living with dementia in residential aged care. The five-year project led by University of Sydney will see researchers work with dementia and aged care sector peaks to implement person-centred reablement support for aged care residents with dementia.
Care Of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE) program
Lead organisation: University of Sydney and Flinders University
Status: In progress
Supporting organisation(s): Flinders University, Drexel University, University of Queensland, Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (CDPC), HammondCare, Brightwater
Funding organisation: National Health and Medical Research Council
COPE (Care Of People with dementia in their Environments) is an occupational therapy and nursing program for people living with dementia and their families. COPE is a practical program, working with the person with dementia and the carer together, to help both the person with dementia to manage their day-to-day activities and the carer to support the person with dementia to live at home.
The LiveUp Study: early implementation evaluation of a digital suite of solutions aimed at improving functional abilities in older adults
Lead organisation: Monash University
Status: In progress
Supporting organisation(s): Independent Living Assessment
Funding organisation: Unknown
This project is about healthy ageing. The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the LiveUp self assessment tool and associated online resources in helping older Australians to undertake actions to improve independence.
National Rural Health Alliance Transition care research project
Lead organisation: Monash University
Status: In progress
Supporting organisation(s): Friends of the Alliance
Funding organisation: Australian Government Department of Health
This project aims to identify carers’ experiences and needs in supporting older adults who are discharged from hospital to home.
Interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Program (I-HARP)
Lead organisation: University of Sydney
Status: In progress
Supporting organisation(s): Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Bangor University, Curtin University, University of New South Wales
Funding organisation: National Health and Medical Research Council
This project aims to help older people with dementia remain healthy and independent in their own homes.