Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia

NCT ID: NCT03175822

Last Updated: 2018-07-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-01

Study Completion Date

2018-06-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the proposed study is to better understand what benefits visual art has on reducing problematic symptoms in dementia patients, including those with Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

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Participants:

Participants will be residents, attendees and/or members of assisted living locations and/or dementia (or related) day programs. There will be two groups: an art training group and a waitlist control group.

Data Analysis:

1. For primary measures, t-tests on pre-post difference scores comparing art training and waitlist groups.
2. For possible confounding effects, tests for confounds related to background factors (socioeconomic status, education level, gender, activity participation).

Procedure:

A randomized controlled trial design will be utilized to assess two groups of dementia patients: an art training experimental group and a structured usual-activity waitlist control group. The experimental group will participate in a visual art training program and the waitlist control group will participate in their usual structured group activities. The waitlist control group will receive the art training program once post-testing is complete. Before, during, and/or after the art programs and/or control activities, participants will be observed and complete assessments.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
Teacher

Study Groups

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Visual Arts Training

Visual Arts Training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Visual Arts Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The art training program has been designed as a drawing program and focuses on basic visual art concepts (the elements \[e.g., colour and line\] and principles \[e.g., proportion and balance\] of design). Each week has a different activity and a different focus (one activity per week focusing on one element and principle of design). Each art training program will occur one hour per day, two days per week, for eight weeks. The art training program will take place at the participants' respective dementia care location in an area separate from waitlist control participants and uninvolved clients. All art programs are free for participants.

Waitlist Control

Waitlist Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Visual Arts Training

The art training program has been designed as a drawing program and focuses on basic visual art concepts (the elements \[e.g., colour and line\] and principles \[e.g., proportion and balance\] of design). Each week has a different activity and a different focus (one activity per week focusing on one element and principle of design). Each art training program will occur one hour per day, two days per week, for eight weeks. The art training program will take place at the participants' respective dementia care location in an area separate from waitlist control participants and uninvolved clients. All art programs are free for participants.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Dementia

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to participate in the art training program due to physical or cognitive limitations
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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York University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Melody Wiseheart

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Alzheimer's Society of York Region

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Johnson KG, D'Souza AA, Wiseheart M. Art Training in Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol. 2020 Dec 15;11:585508. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585508. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33384640 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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YorkU-AD2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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