Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: a Proof of Concept Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-01

Study Completion Date

2025-09-01

Brief Summary

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Due to COVID-19, the routine treatment for dementia, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), is currently suspended in multiple countries. Access to treatment is, therefore, paramount. The investigators seek to bridge the current treatment gap with a virtual and individual form of CST, called Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST). This psychosocial intervention was adapted from the key principles of CST and developed within the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for complex interventions. The investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of V-iCST in a Randomized Controlled Trial.

This is a feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) for Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST), an evidence-based teletherapy for people with mild to moderate dementia. This psychosocial intervention is adapted from a routine and established dementia treatment, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, and developed within the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for complex interventions.

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Detailed Description

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Dementia, a global epidemic, affects 50 million individuals worldwide. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is the only non-pharmacological therapy recommended by the UK government to improve cognition for mild to moderate dementia. It is delivered in over 85% of National Health Services (NHS) services and is offered in 34 countries. Unfortunately, this routine treatment is suspended due to lockdown, even though people with dementia are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Accessible treatment is a pressing need. Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST) aims to bridge this treatment gap as an evidence-based treatment for dementia, developed within the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework for complex interventions using principles of CST. There may still be a demand for V-iCST post-pandemic because those with sensory impairments and lack of transport provision may prefer a virtual and individual treatment. The investigators aim to 1) design V-iCST; 2) evaluate V-iCST in a feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). A sample of 34 participants will be recruited. Seventeen will be allocated to V-iCST, and 17 to treatment as usual (TAU), the control group. Data will be collected pre-and post-test. Dementia prevalence is projected to reach 152 million worldwide by 2050. Therefore, accessible treatment is paramount during the pandemic and beyond.

Conditions

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Dementia Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementia With Lewy Bodies Dementia Frontal Dementia, Mild Dementia Moderate Dementia Alzheimers Dementia of Alzheimer Type Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia Frontotemporal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Single-blind. The assessor will be blinded. Due to the nature of the intervention, the facilitator, and participants cannot be blinded.

Study Groups

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Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST), a psychosocial intervention, is a modified version of CST for people with mild to moderate dementia. Like the original CST, each of the 14 sessions will begin with a "warm-up activity," which includes an orientation task and discussion of current affairs, followed by a main activity.

V-iCST will be prescribed to participants twice a week, for 7 weeks and each session is approx. 45 minutes. The intervention will be delivered by trained professionals, such as research staff, psychologists, and trainee clinical psychologists. All facilitators will have experience in dementia care and will have completed the CST training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Individual Cognitive Simulation Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST) is an individual and virtual adaptation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), a routine psychosocial treatment for people with mild to moderate dementia in the UK.

Treatment as usual

Standard care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Virtual Individual Cognitive Simulation Therapy

Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V-iCST) is an individual and virtual adaptation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), a routine psychosocial treatment for people with mild to moderate dementia in the UK.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of dementia, according to the DSM-IV
2. MoCA - BLIND ≥ 2
3. Age ≥ 18
4. Ability to communicate in English
5. Ability to complete outcome measures
6. Capacity to consent
7. Consent to video-conferencing
8. Access to video-conferencing