Empowerment Intervention for Persons With Young Onset Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Empowerment
• Interventions: Other: Empowerment intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02937883
• Lead Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an empowerment intervention for community-dwelling persons with young onset dementia and their informal caregivers.

Detailed Description

This study focuses on the evaluation of an empowerment intervention developed for persons with young onset dementia and their informal caregivers. The empowerment intervention focuses on current capacities, maintenance of autonomy, and increasing the opportunities to feel useful. This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial aims to investigate (1) the effectiveness of the intervention concerning participants' well-being, quality of life, and behavioral issues, (2) the effect of the intervention on the informal caregivers' sense of competence and perceived distress, and (3) the impact of the intervention on healthcare costs. Furthermore, the investigators aim to study the feasibility of the intervention to frame an implementation strategy.

Participants in the intervention group will receive the intervention for 5 months. Participants of the control group receive care as usual.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-01
• Study Start: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-17
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-19
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with dementia before the age of 65
• Living at home (community-dwelling)

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Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia is caused by Down's syndrome, Huntington's disease, HIV or alcohol-related dementia.
• Limited contact between the person with dementia and the informal caregiver (<3 times a week)

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
empowerment intervention	Empowerment intervention	Empowerment intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in self-management abilities	5 months	(Self-Management Ability Scale (SMAS))

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in disability	5 months	(Interview for Deterioration in Daily living activities in Dementia (IDDD))
Changes in quality of life	5 months	(Quality of life - Alzheimer Disease scale (QOL-AD))
Changes in neuropsychiatric symptoms Questionnaire	5 months	(Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q))
Caregiver measures:Competence (	5 months	Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SSCQ))
Changes in apathy	5 months	(abbreviated Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES-10))
Caregiver measures: Emotional distress	5 months	(NPI-Q distress score)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Florence; 🇳🇱 Den Haag, Netherlands