A randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia intervention compared to usual care
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Specialty: Dementias and neurodegeneration, Primary sub-specialty: Dementia
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Enrollment
- 519
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
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)
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified