An evaluation and comparison of the effectiveness of two different cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) approaches and their implementation in practice

orth East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 240 人开始时间: 2011年3月10日最近更新: 2019年1月14日

适应症

试验速览

•1. Staff members' working directly for people with dementia
•2. Willingness to self complete three sets of questionnaires within a year time frame
•3. Adequate written and spoken comprehension of the English language
•4. Opportunity to recruit five to eight suitable people in the mild to moderate stages of dementia
•5. Access to a computer and an adequate level of competency to complete questionnaires online
•6. Each centre will contribute three or more staff members who will intend to run CST groups
•7. Agreement with management to have two hours, set aside, each week to run CST sessions and one hour a week, set aside, for the following 24 weeks of maintenance CST groups
•Person with dementia:
•1. Previous diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia, with a score of between 0.5 and 2 on the Clinical Dementia Rating
•2. Adequate spoken and written English
•3. Ability to participate in a 'meaningful' conversation
•4. Good eyesight and hearing
•5. Level of comprehension to willingly give informed consent to take part in groups
•6. Ability to partake in a group for 45 minutes
•7. Willingness to complete the QoL-AD and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at three intervals over a year time frame
•8. Do not have a major physical illness or disability which could affect participation
•9. Do not have a diagnosis of a learning disability
•10. Male and female, aged between 18 - 99 years

发起方

orth East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) (UK)