Journeying through dementia: exploring the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a group self-management intervention for people in the early stages of dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Specialty: Dementias and neurodegeneration, Primary sub-specialty: Dementia; UKCRC code/ Disease: Neurological/ Other disorders of the nervous system; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17993825
• Lead Sponsor: Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33574660/ qualitative study results (added 15/02/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33573589/ fidelity assessment (added 18/02/2021) 2020 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31996259/ trial challenges (added 18/02/2021) 2019 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31519673/ protocol (added 18/02/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34114132/ DEMQOL instrument results (added 14/06/2021) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00059-9 Efficacy results (added 08/04/2022) 2022 Funder report results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35536231/ (added 11/05/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-11
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 23 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 519

Inclusion Criteria

People with dementia:
1. People diagnosed with dementia for example Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia or mixed Alzheimer’s/vascular dementia
2. A Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 18 or over (conducted less than 2 months pre consent)
3. Can make informed decisions (assessed by the Capacity Assessment Form)
4. Living in the community or in sheltered accommodation, alone or with others
5. Able to converse and communicate in English
6. Willing to engage in a 12 week group self-management intervention

Supporters (carers of a person with dementia):
1. Aged 18 years or older
2. Named by the person with dementia as their supporter
3. Able to converse and communicate in English
4. Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

People with dementia:
1. Not been diagnosed with a form of dementia
2. Being in more moderate stages of dementia. Measured by having a MMSE score of < 18
3. Is assessed as lacking capacity (assessed by the Capacity Assessment Form)
4. Living in residential or nursing care
5. Not able to converse or communicate in English
6. Is taking part in any other pharmacological or psychosocial intervention studies

Supporters:
1. Under 18 years old
2. The person with dementia they provide support to is not participating in the trial
3. Unable to converse or communicate in English
4. Unnot able to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dementia related quality of life is measured using the DEMQOL questionnaire at baseline and 8 months.