A training program for people with dementia and their family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial

Completed

Conditions: depressie
dementia / memory problems
10012272

Registration Number: NL-OMON33982

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 312

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for people with dementia are:
- people with dementia (Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Bodies, Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia etc.)
- minimum age 55 years
- living at home and not institutionalized,
- to have caregivers willing to participate in the training sessions, and
- written informed consent (caregivers provide consent on behalf of the people with AD).
- be able to keep balance and to walk some steps without help;Inclusion criteria for the caregivers are:
- to be spouses or adult relatives who live with, or spent a minimum of 4 hours every day with the patient,
- minimum age 25 years,
- be able to give instructions to the patient,
- 5 or more points on CES-D
- to have enough understanding of the Dutch language,
- written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for people with dementia are:
- use of antidepressants
- MMSE < 14
- presence of psychotic symptoms or cerebral trauma
- receive more than two days outpatients* care. ;Exclusion criteria for the caregivers are:
- physical difficulties (not possible to assist the participant with the exercises)
- presence of psychotic symptoms
- use of antidepressants.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p><br /><br>People with dementia outcome measures:<br /><br>• Physical health and function (SIP & SF36)<br /><br><br /><br>• Mood (Cornell)<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>We hypothesized that patients receiving the training program would improve on<br /><br>these areas. We believed that these areas will show improvement only in<br /><br>patients whom such problems were evident at baseline.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>People with dementia outcome measure:<br /><br>• Cognition (measured by neurpsycholocical research)<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>Caregivers:<br /><br>• Physical health and functioning (GHQ-12)<br /><br><br /><br>• Mood (CES-D)<br /><br><br /><br>• Perceived pressure (SPICC, RMBPC en analyse salivary cortisol)</p><br>