Pilot Study Person-centred Tablet Intervention

NCT ID: NCT04026061

Last Updated: 2019-07-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-03-22

Brief Summary

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First evaluation of FindMyApps, a tablet intervention consisting of a selection tool for usable apps for self-management and meaningful activities and a training that supports informal carers to help people with dementia to learn how to use the tablet and the tool.

Detailed Description

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Testing the feasibility and mechanism of impact of FindMyApps, a tablet intervention consisting of a selection tool to help persons with dementia find usable apps for self-management and meaningful activities and a training that supports informal carers to employ errorless learning principles to help people with dementia to learn how to use the tablet and the tool.

An exploratory pilot randomized controlled trial was carried out with a mixed-methods design. Twenty persons with mild dementia and carer dyads were randomly assigned to the FindMyApps group (n = 10) that used the FindMyApps training and selection tool, or a control condition that just got a tablet (n = 10). After informal carers had received the training, the dyads in the experimental group started with the three-month intervention. Pre and post-test measurements consisted of questionnaires and post-test semi-structured interviews.

Conditions

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Dementia Mobile Applications Computers Neurological Rehabilitation Activities of Daily Living

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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FMA group

Receiving the FMA training and tool

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

FMA group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A person-centred, tailored tablet intervention, called FindMyApps (FMA). The intervention consists of the FMA training to use the tablet and the FMA selection tool to help users find apps for self-management and meaningful activities that fit their needs, wishes and abilities

control group

Receiving a simple tablet training and some websites

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Receiving an introductory tablet training and some links to websites that recommend usable apps for people with dementia in general

Interventions

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FMA group

A person-centred, tailored tablet intervention, called FindMyApps (FMA). The intervention consists of the FMA training to use the tablet and the FMA selection tool to help users find apps for self-management and meaningful activities that fit their needs, wishes and abilities

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Receiving an introductory tablet training and some links to websites that recommend usable apps for people with dementia in general

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Eligible dyads had to be community dwelling.
* Persons with dementia had Mild Cognitive Impairment or mild dementia with a score of 3 to 4 on the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS; 45), with or without a confirmed diagnosis.
* Availability of an informal carer or volunteer to provide support.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participation in another intervention trial
* Severe visual and/or physical impairment.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Twente

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Radboud University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yvonne Kerkhof, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Locations

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Saxion University of applied Sciences

Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Kerkhof Y, Pelgrum-Keurhorst M, Mangiaracina F, Bergsma A, Vrauwdeunt G, Graff M, Droes RM. User-participatory development of FindMyApps; a tool to help people with mild dementia find supportive apps for self-management and meaningful activities. Digit Health. 2019 Mar 26;5:2055207618822942. doi: 10.1177/2055207618822942. eCollection 2019 Jan-Dec.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30944726 (View on PubMed)

Kerkhof YJ, Graff MJ, Bergsma A, de Vocht HH, Droes RM. Better self-management and meaningful activities thanks to tablets? Development of a person-centered program to support people with mild dementia and their carers through use of hand-held touch screen devices. Int Psychogeriatr. 2016 Nov;28(11):1917-1929. doi: 10.1017/S1041610216001071. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27425002 (View on PubMed)

Kerkhof Y, Bergsma A, Graff M, Droes RM. Selecting apps for people with mild dementia: Identifying user requirements for apps enabling meaningful activities and self-management. J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2017 Jun 2;4:2055668317710593. doi: 10.1177/2055668317710593. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31186930 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://findmyapps.onderzoek.io/

Information and enrollment site for future study FMA

Other Identifiers

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FindMyApps

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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