Effective home support dementia care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Unspecified dementia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12591717
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Manchester

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30305153/ protocol (added 10/12/2020) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34667103/ results (added 22/10/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34181370/ (added 30/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-29
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 468

Inclusion Criteria

Participants with dementia:
1. Aged 50 years or older
2. Under care of one of the trial memory clinics or equivalent
3. Within one year of their first attendance at that clinic
4. Dementia is of mild to moderate severity
5. Physically able to engage with the intervention, usually as judged by researcher
6. Clinically able to engage with the intervention, usually as judged by responsible clinician
7. Living in their own home, or sharing a home with relative (i.e. not in residential or nursing home at baseline)

Carers:
The primary person who feels responsible for, and supports, the person with dementia. They may be any age and may live with the person with dementia or independently.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants with dementia:
1. Individuals who are under 50 years of age
2. Advanced dementia, e.g. in late stages
3. Resident outside local authority boundary served by the service
4. Those currently undergoing emergency treatment or care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified