Effects of Involvement in a Group-based Creative Expression Program on Psychotropic Drug Use in Persons With Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Behavioral: TimeSlips; Behavioral: Standard care activity program

• Registration Number: NCT01382693
• Lead Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Brief Summary

This project, a small-scale pilot study, will attempt to determine if involvement in a group-based creative expression program may correlate with a reduction in use of psychotropic drugs for persons with dementia.

Detailed Description

The study site has two skilled-nursing dementia Special Care Units. One unit will serve as a control with residents receiving the standard care activity program. The other unit will receive the standard care activity program as well as the TimeSlips storytelling program (two hour-long sessions per week for six weeks). The behavioral symptoms and psychotropic drug usage for both cohorts will be studied for eight months, the first four months with no intervention and the last four months with or without the six-week TimeSlips intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-27
• Primary Completion: 2011-07
• Study Completion: 2011-09
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-03
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• residence in one of two dementia special-care skilled nursing units at the study site
• clinical diagnosis of dementia

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TimeSlips group storytelling program	TimeSlips	-
Standard care activity program	Standard care activity program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions for study participants.	eight months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mood and behavior patterns	eight months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Landis Homes; 🇺🇸 Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States