Project TAP: Tailored Activities Project
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT00259467
- Lead Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Brief Summary
Specific Aims
1. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on depressive affect and agitated behaviors in persons with dementia in 4 months
2. Evaluate acceptance of and engagement in activities in persons with dementia
3. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and mastery at 4 months.
4. Evaluate caregiver skills acquisition, acceptance of and compliance to intervention techniques.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Care Recipient
- English Speaking
- NINCDS-ADRDA diagnosis[physician generated of dementia or mini-mental state examination score of less than or equal to 23;3] Able to feel self; and participates in at least 2 other activities of daily living[ADLs-Bathing, Dressing, Grooming, Toileting, Transferring from bed to chair] As reported by caregiver.
- Caregiver
- English Speaking
- Family member 21 years of age or older [male or female]
- Lives with Care Recipient
- Has telephone in the home
- Plans to live in area for 8 months
- Indicated willingness to learn new approaches by which to engage care recipient in meaningful activities
- Provides 4 or more hours a day directly caring or providing for care recipient
Exclusion Criteria
- Care Recipient
- Has Schizophrenia or Bi-Polar Disorder
- Their Dementia is secondary to probable head trauma
- Their MMSE score is equal to zero and they are bed bound, defined as confinement to bed or chair for at least 22 hours a day for at least 4 of 7 days
- They are not responsive to their environment
- Caregiver
- Are currently involved in another clinical trial of psycho-social or educational interventions for caregivers
- Are planning to place their family member in a nursing home within the next 8 months. Also, the care recipient/caregiver dyad will be excluded if either caregiver or care recipient: 1) has a terminal illness with life expectancy less than 8 months 2)is in active treatment for cancer or 3) has had greater than 3 acute medical hospitalizations within the past year.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Caregiver upset Care recipient depressive mood Behavioral occurrence
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activity engagement and vigilance
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Thomas Jefferson University
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States