Effects of Community Occupational Therapy in Older Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers.
NCT ID: NCT00295152
Last Updated: 2011-11-17
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
135 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2001-04-30
2005-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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2. Methods
1. design: a randomized controlled single-blind design is used with 3 measurement moments. We measure at baseline (before start of OT intervention), after 6 weeks (the effect measurement)and after 3 months after baseline (follow-up measurement).
2. patients: 135 patients and their primary caregivers are needed to determine effects on the primary outcome measures of this intervention, with a power of 80% and alpha = 0.05/3. This power calculation is based on the outcomes of a pilot study (Graff, et al., 2003).
3. intervention: 5 weeks client-centered community occupational therapy directed at both patients and primary caregivers using an OT guideline.The control group receives no OT intervention, but usual care.
4. main outcome measures are: Assessment of Motor and Process Skills, Interview in Deterioration of Daily Activities in Dementia (IDDD)and Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ)
5. Analysis: analyses of covariance on intention-to-treat basis (Last Observation Carried Forward (LCOF))will be used to determine the effects of community OT on the daily performance of older patients with dementia and the sense of competence of their primary caregivers. Also secondary patients'and caregivers' health outcomes will be analyzed by analyses of covariance on intention-to-treat basis.
6. Cost-effectiveness: the costs of this OT intervention will also be determined and a cost-effectiveness analysis will be carried out.
3)Results: Results at baseline, at 6 weeks and at 3 months follow-up on primary outcome measures and on patients' and caregivers' secondary health outcomes and also the cost effectiveness of this intervention, will be analyzed and described in international publications.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Interventions
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community occupational therapy in dementia
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* mild to moderate dementia (MMSE 10-24)
* living in the community at maximum of 50 kilometers from the Memory Clinic
* having an informal primary caregiver who was involved in the care for the patient at least once a week
Exclusion Criteria
* severe behavioral or psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) judged by a geriatrician
* severe illnesses, judged by a geriatrician
* no OT goals, determined by the researcher or research assistant
* caregivers having severe illnesses
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Radboud University Medical Center
OTHER
Alzheimer's Association
OTHER
VCVGZ Fund;
UNKNOWN
Dutch Occupational Therapy Association
UNKNOWN
Principal Investigators
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Marcel GM Olde-Rikkert, PhD, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Geriatrics Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Locations
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Memory Clinic and Geriatic Department Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, , Netherlands
Countries
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References
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Gitlin LN, Winter L, Corcoran M, Dennis MP, Schinfeld S, Hauck WW. Effects of the home environmental skill-building program on the caregiver-care recipient dyad: 6-month outcomes from the Philadelphia REACH Initiative. Gerontologist. 2003 Aug;43(4):532-46. doi: 10.1093/geront/43.4.532.
Steultjens EM, Dekker J, Bouter LM, Jellema S, Bakker EB, van den Ende CH. Occupational therapy for community dwelling elderly people: a systematic review. Age Ageing. 2004 Sep;33(5):453-60. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afh174.
Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Felling AJ, Brummelkamp E, Dauzenberg MG, van den Bos GA, Grol R. Assessment of caregiver's competence in dealing with the burden of caregiving for a dementia patient: a Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SSCQ) suitable for clinical practice. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Feb;47(2):256-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04588.x. No abstract available.
Vernooij-Dassen M, Lamers C, Bor J, Felling A, Grol R. Prognostic factors of effectiveness of a support program for caregivers of dementia patients. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2000;51(4):259-74. doi: 10.2190/P8L1-N8QD-VTJ4-EURT.
Teunisse S, Derix MM. The interview for deterioration in daily living activities in dementia: agreement between primary and secondary caregivers. Int Psychogeriatr. 1997;9 Suppl 1:155-62. doi: 10.1017/s1041610297004845.
Graff MJL, et al.Occupational therapy at home for older individuals with mild to moderate cognitive impairments and their primary caregivers: a pilot study. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 23, 155-163, 2003.
Graff MJL, Melick van MBM. The development, testing and implementation of an occupational therapy guideline. The guideline for the OT diagnosis and treatment of older persons with cognitive impairments. Ducth Occupational Therapy Journal 28, 169-174, 2000.
Melick van MBM, Graff MJL. Occupational therapy for geriatric patients. The guideline for occupational therapy in geriatric patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairments. Dutch Journal of Occupational Therapy 28, 176-181, 2000
Graff MJL, et al. How can occupational therapy improve the daily performance and communication of an older patient with dementia and his primary caregiver: a case study. Dementia: the journal of social research and practice. 2006. In press.
Graff MJ, Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Thijssen M, Dekker J, Hoefnagels WH, Rikkert MG. Community based occupational therapy for patients with dementia and their care givers: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2006 Dec 9;333(7580):1196. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39001.688843.BE. Epub 2006 Nov 17.
Other Identifiers
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Grant V-1999-023.
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Identifier Source: secondary_id
EDO project
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Identifier Source: org_study_id