DREAMS START (Dementia related manual for sleep; strategies for relatives)
- Conditions
- Specialty: Dementias and neurodegeneration, Primary sub-specialty: DementiaUKCRC code/ Disease: Neurological/ Other degenerative diseases of the nervous systemMental and Behavioural DisordersDementia
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN36983298
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College London
- Brief Summary
2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30538021 results 2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30221615 results (added 24/01/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
1. Adults with dementia (any type, any severity)
2. Sleep Disorders Inventory item score =4 (a reliable and valid measure of sleep in dementia)
3. Sleep that patient and their family judge is a problem
4. Person with dementia gives consent if has capacity OR consultee provides declaration if the person with dementia is not able to give informed consent (but is not unwilling)
5. Family carer able and willing to give informed consent
6. Family carer gives emotional or practical support at least weekly to the person with dementia
1. Person with dementia living in a care home
2. Person with dementia has other primary sleep disorder diagnosis (e.g. sleep apnoea)
3. Family carer not willing or able to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Feasibility of the intervention is assessed by recording the proportion of participants adhering to intervention (attending predetermined session numbers) and by the proportion of appropriate referrals consenting to the trial at baseline<br> 2. Acceptability of the intervention is assessed through qualitative interviews after follow-up, post-unblinding<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method