Efficacy of the 'Support for Life' program on improving quality of life for people with dementia or cognitive decline and their families or carers

• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000927426
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Criteria for inclusion will include consumers who are experiencing memory problems, cognitive decline or who have a diagnosis of dementia and are willing to provide written, informed consent to participate in the study. Consumers who are unable to self-manage but who have a carer will not be excluded from the study. Carers and family members of a person who is experiencing memory problems, cognitive decline or dementia and are willing to provide written, informed consent are also eligible for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria includes consumers who are unable to self-manage and do not have a carer and consumers/clients or family members who are already receiving a support intervention, or have acute psychosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean quality of life of people experiencing memory loss or dementia assessed using QoL-AD[Baseline and three, six and twelve months post-randomisation<br>];Mean level of well being of carer/members of family unit assessed using the Carer Experience Scale[Baseline and three, six and twelve months post-randomisation]