Pilot Study of the Effects of Playing Golf on People With Dementia

NCT03462485 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: IHREC820
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research question for this study is whether golf is a suitable physical activity for people with dementia (PWD). It follows a qualitative pilot study in Lincoln where PWD enjoyed the activity and caregivers appreciated the service. Golf combines many desirable elements in a physical activity programme that include being outdoors, social, cognitively challenging, no reaction-time component, and being a typical everyday activity. The length of time that golf sessions last could also offer a potential respite from care for caregivers. Participants will be people with dementia and their caregivers. Eligibility criteria will include having been clinically diagnosed with dementia, being able to stand on one leg for at least six seconds to ensure participants are able to balance sufficiently well to be able to play golf. The study will be undertaken at The London Shire Golf Club, with the golf training provided by the Golf Trust, which is a charitable foundation experienced in providing golf training to people with a range of different disabilities. The randomised controlled trial study will last 16 weeks, with a partial crossover design. The experimental group with have two eight-week periods of golf while the control group will have eight weeks without golf, then the golf intervention. There will be two 150-min sessions each week, starting with 30 minutes socialising, then 90 minutes playing golf, then 30 minutes socialising. The golf sessions will progress from putting, to chipping, and then a full swing, with sessions taking place on a nine-hole golf course. Participants will be evaluated before and after each eight-week period for physical function, physical activity level, cognitive function, and quality of life. Their caregivers will also provide information related to the PWD in terms of quality of life and psychopathology in dementia, as well as their own quality of life.

Conditions

Dementia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of life

  Quality of life will be assessed using the DEMQOL, which is a 28-item scale that was designed for use with all stages of dementia, and is filled in by the interviewer along with with the participant.

  5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

  10 minutes

• Assessment of Physical Activity in Frail Older People (APAFOP)

  5 minutes

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

  10 minutes

• Caregiver assessment of quality of life (DEMQOL-Proxy)

  5 minutes

• The C-DEMQOL will be used to assess the quality of life of caregivers of PWD. Quality of life of caregivers (C-DEMQOL)

  5 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Golf intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The golf intervention will be an eight-week golf programme in which participants will be taught to play golf in two 150-min sessions each week. Each session will begin with 30 minutes of socialising, then 90 minutes playing golf, followed by another 30 minutes socialising. The golf sessions will progress from putting, to chipping, and then a full swing, with sessions taking place on a nine-hole golf course.

Other: Golf

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control participants will continue their normal activities.

Interventions

Golf OTHER

Eight weeks of twice-daily golf training

Golf intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinically diagnosed with dementia (any dementia)
• Receiving post-diagnostic support
• The capacity to give informed consent
• The physical capacity to play golf as determined by a single-leg stance test of balance

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to give informed consent
• Without the physical capacity to play golf, as determined by a single-leg stance test of balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bedfordshire: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Bedfordshire

Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3JU, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

GOLF protocol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

David Hewson, PhD

CONTACT

+44 7525 616645; david.hewson@beds.ac.uk

Charlotte Poynter, BSc

CONTACT

+44 7983 112674; charlotte.poynter@study.beds.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Health and Ageing

Model Details: The project will be a randomised controlled trial with a partial crossover. Each condition will be followed for eight weeks, with the crossover occurring after eight weeks for the control group. The intervention group will continue for the full sixteen weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2018
• First Posted: March 12, 2018
• Study Start: September 30, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2019
• Study Completion: July 31, 2019
• Last Updated: October 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)