Exploring supported conversation with familial caregivers of persons with dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Dementia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17622451
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Central Florida

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30680224 (added 11/06/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-09-19
• Study Start: 2018-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 1 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

1. Individuals with mild to moderate dementia and their familial caregivers
2. Self-reported difficulties in communication

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of other neurological disease other than dementia
2. institutional dwelling

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Measured 1 week before the beginning of the 4-week course and 1 week after the 4-week course:<br> 1. Ability to perform the strategies of Supported Conversation, measured using Measure of Skill in Supported Conversation (MSC)<br> 2. Strength and participation in conversation, measured using Measure of Participation in Conversation (MPC)<br> 3. Caregiver burden, measured using Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Measured 1 week before the beginning of the 4-week course and 1 week after the 4-week course:<br> 1. Unproductive behaviors in conversation, measured using trialists' own measure<br> 2. Social validity (what caregivers thought of the program), measured using trialists' own measure<br>