Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Visual Arts Training

• Registration Number: NCT03175822
• Lead Sponsor: York University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the proposed study is to better understand what benefits visual art has on reducing problematic symptoms in dementia patients, including those with Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

Participants:

Participants will be residents, attendees and/or members of assisted living locations and/or dementia (or related) day programs. There will be two groups: an art training group and a waitlist control group.

Data Analysis:

1. For primary measures, t-tests on pre-post difference scores comparing art training and waitlist groups.

2. For possible confounding effects, tests for confounds related to background factors (socioeconomic status, education level, gender, activity participation).

Procedure:

A randomized controlled trial design will be utilized to assess two groups of dementia patients: an art training experimental group and a structured usual-activity waitlist control group. The experimental group will participate in a visual art training program and the waitlist control group will participate in their usual structured group activities. The waitlist control group will receive the art training program once post-testing is complete. Before, during, and/or after the art programs and/or control activities, participants will be observed and complete assessments.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-05
• Study Start: 2017-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-15
• Study Completion: 2018-06-15
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 83

Inclusion Criteria

• Dementia

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to participate in the art training program due to physical or cognitive limitations

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Visual Arts Training	Visual Arts Training	Visual Arts Training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in cognition	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention	Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; Nasreddine, 2005)
Change in visual working memory	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention	Body Part Pointing Test (Stopford et al., 2010)
Change in auditory working memory	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention	Digit Span (Weschler, 2008)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alzheimer's Society of York Region; 🇨🇦 Aurora, Ontario, Canada