An evaluation of psycho-educational intervention in older adults with mild intellectual impairment, using a combination of randomised controlled trial and n=1 methodology

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia or cognitive impairment; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN79696722
• Lead Sponsor: The Health Foundation (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

The intervention will be offered to individuals aged 55 years or over with mild cognitive impairment, defined as Clinician's Dementia Rating score of 0.5 or 1. This is likely to include people with a stable cognitive impairment as well as individuals whose condition is expected to deteriorate and those with an established diagnosis of early dementia (Ritchie & Kildea 1995. Both patient and partner will be in daily contact and will have expressed an interest in, or concern about, learning to manage these difficulties when seen in the Bristol Memory Disorders Clinic (BMDC) by the clinic doctor. Patients and partners will usually live within a 45-min drive of Blackberry Hill Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided at time of registration

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified