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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN42430123
ISRCTN42430123
Completed
Not Applicable

Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family care-givers: pragmatic eight-centre trial of joint reminiscence and maintenance v usual treatment

niversity of Wales Bangor (UK)0 sites576 target enrollmentAugust 23, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity of Wales Bangor (UK)
Enrollment
576
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 23, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Wales Bangor (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Participants with dementia will meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders fourth edition (DSM\-IV) criteria for dementia. All types of dementia will be included, including Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Dementia of Lewy Body type and mixed dementias.
  • 2\. Participants with dementia will be in the mild to moderate stage of dementia (Clinical Dementia Rating).
  • 3\. Participants with dementia will have some ability to communicate and understand communication: a score of 1 or 0 on the relevant items of the Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly ? Behaviour Rating Scale.
  • 4\. Participants with dementia will be living in the community at the time of the baseline assessment, and will have a relative or other care\-giver who maintains regular contact, can act as an informant, and would be willing and able to participate in the intervention with the person with dementia.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants will not have a major physical illness, sensory impairment, disability or a high level of agitation which could affect participation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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