Improving Care Through Improv: Promoting Mastery in the Moment

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-25

Study Completion Date

2024-05-20

Brief Summary

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The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1) refine the training program, "Improving Care though Improv;" and 2) test the program for its influence self-perceived caregiving mastery (i.e., how persons assess their ability to provide care) among informal caregivers of persons living with moderate dementia. Forty-three informal caregivers will be involved in testing the training program. These individuals will be assigned to groups of between 8 to12 caregivers and take part in weekly 2-hour sessions held over a 4-week period. These caregivers will be taught improvisational (improv) theater skills, which involves being in the moment, self-awareness, and responsiveness to others. This group also will be asked to answer surveys questions about themselves and the person receiving care at three timepoints and invited to provide feedback on their training experiences.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Caregiver Burden

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Informal Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

Participants will receive the training program, "Improving Care through Improv." This involves four weekly 2-hour in-person training sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Training program pilot

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention for informal caregivers consists of training that will introduce participants to improvisational (improv) theatre and teach its core communication skills.

Interventions

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Training program pilot

This intervention for informal caregivers consists of training that will introduce participants to improvisational (improv) theatre and teach its core communication skills.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Actively engaged in the care of community-dwelling persons living with moderate dementia (4 or 5 on a 7-point dementia-staging scale) who is not likely to be institutionalized within the next 6 months
* Able to attend at least 3 of the 4 in-person sessions
* Ability to communicate in English

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes