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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12621000664842
ACTRN12621000664842
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Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel discourse intervention on everyday communication in people with dementia

Curtin University0 sites15 target enrollmentJune 1, 2021

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Dementia
Sponsor
Curtin University
Enrollment
15
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 1, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1\) clinical diagnosis of a dementia syndrome (i.e. major neurocognitive disorder, DSM\-5\), including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia and/or PPA or progressive language impairment (e.g. complaints of word finding and/or communication difficulties that are worsening over time), (2\) early to moderate stage of disease progression as determined by the MMSE (13\-25 points) or ACE\-III (38\-88 points; So et al., 2018\), noting that cut off criteria may be adjusted for each participant based on their age and years of education in consultation with their medical specialist, (3\) capacity to consent to participation as determined by their treating medical specialist, (4\) normal or corrected hearing and vision, and (5\) proficient in English (used English in everyday communication \[no interpreter required for therapy]).

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1\) severe dementia (MMSE \< 13; ACE\-III \<38; So et al., 2018\), (2\) primary impairment of apraxia of speech (AoS) or dysarthria, (3\) a prior diagnosis of stroke, head injury or neurosurgery, and (4\) clinically diagnosed major depression.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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