Dempower: Living Life and Doing Things Together couple-management guide

Not Applicable

Completed

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

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10122979
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Manchester

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30097423 protocol 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34783666/ (added 17/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-24
• Study Completion: 2019-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 29 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. Couples who have a partner/spouse with a diagnosis of dementia
2. Couples who live together in ordinary housing (not residential care)
3. Both partners understand and speak English (in the UK) or Swedish (in Sweden)
4. Couples in a long term relationship for two years or more

Exclusion Criteria

1. One or both partners are blind
2. Any partner who has become completely immobile or bed bound
3. Both partners have a diagnosis of dementia
4. Couples where one or both partners lack capacity or may have fluctuating capacity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified