Better Living With Non-memory-led Dementia: Feasibility Study on the Effects of a Blended Online Training Course for Carers of People With Atypical AD and FTD.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 31
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Study feasibility
研究概览
简要总结
This is a feasibility study on the effects of an online-based training and education programme for carers of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
详细描述
The purpose of this study is:
To evaluate the feasibility of an online training course for carers of people with PCA, PPA, and bvFTD. Feasibility measures will focus on the recruitment process and measurement tools.
To determine the acceptability of an online training course for carers of people with PCA, PPA and bvFTD.
The study will involve 6 online modules over the course of 7 weeks. All sessions will take place over the internet, using an online platform. A research team member (facilitator) will be available to assist participants over the course completion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •. Adults (18+) who self-identify as an unpaid carer (partners, children, friends, etc.) of someone with PPA, PCA or bvFTD who is not living in a full-time care facility.
- •. The care recipient has to have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia (through self-report of the carer, to reflect the 'real world' application of the intervention).
排除标准
- •. Those unable to comprehend written English
- •. Those with no access to the internet
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention
Subjects in the intervention group receive access to an online training and educational phenotype-specific programme on how to support their relative with non-memory-led dementia. The online course consists on 6 modules to complete in 7 weeks. A course facilitator is available throughout the duration of the intervention to support participants.
干预措施: Better living with non-memory led dementia course (Behavioral)
Treatment as usual (TAU)
The "treatment as usual" group does not receive access to the educational programme.
结局指标
主要结局
Study feasibility
时间窗: Since June 2022 to January 2023 (8 months)
Feasibility of recruitment process and measurement tools (e.g., number of people agreeing to be sent information about the study, time taken to fill in questionnaires).
Acceptability
时间窗: Since June 2022 to January 2023 (8 months)
Prospective and retrospective acceptability (e.g., reasons for not taking part, task completion rate after every module)
次要结局
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Pearling Mastery Scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Dementia Management Strategies Scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- WHO 5 Wellbeing Index(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Questions about perceived burden and ethicality(At 8 weeks post-randomisation and 3 month follow up)
- Lubben Social Network Scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Caregiver self-efficacy scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- The quality of carer-partner relationship scale(Change from baseline to 8 weeks and 3 months)
- Health economics questions(At 8 weeks post-randomisation and 3 month follow up)