Trialling an Online UK Dementia Awareness for Caregivers Course

NCT05887063 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22375.001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an online Dementia Awareness Course is feasible for delivery and acceptable to informal caregivers of people living with dementia in the UK. It will also explore the impact of the course on different caregiver outcomes.

Conditions

Dementia; Caregiver Burden

Keywords

Dementia; Caregiver; Intervention; Biopsychosocial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Percentage of target sample recruited within 6 months.

  Feasibility of recruitment, considered feasible if full sample successfully recruited within 6 month time frame

  6 months

• Percentage of participants retained at follow-up to measure feasibility of the study design.

  75% considered indicative of a feasible study design

  1 month

• Percentage of completion of outcome measures to measure feasibility and acceptability.

  75% considered indicative of feasible and acceptable outcome measures

  Baseline and 1 month

• Retention and attendance percentages to measure feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.

  60% considered indicative of feasible and acceptable intervention

  1 month

• Qualitative acceptability of the intervention, as measured by qualitative thematic analysis of participant interviews to capture themes regarding participant experience of the course.

  Exploratory thematic analysis

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change from baseline in the mean Zarit burden inventory scores at one-month follow up

  Baseline and 1 month

• Change from baseline in the mean Quality caregiver-patient relationship (QCPR) scores at one-month follow up

  Baseline and 1 month

• Change from baseline in the mean GAIN measure scores at one-month follow up

  Baseline and 1 month

• Change from baseline in the mean approaches to dementia (ADQ-19) scores at one-month follow up

  Baseline and 1 month

• Change from baseline in the mean short sense of competence (SSCQ) scores at one-month follow up

  Baseline and 1 month

Study Arms (2)

Dementia Awareness Course

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants attended one half-day Dementia Awareness course as a part of a group, delivered online

Other: Dementia Awareness Course UK

Treatment as Usual

NO INTERVENTION

Participants did not receive any active treatment but were able to access their usual supports

Interventions

Dementia Awareness Course UK OTHER

An online course delivered to a small group of informal caregivers in between 3 and 4 hours. The course is made up of three modules: what is dementia, positive engagement and caring for someone with dementia. The course is delivered by one facilitator and includes teaching, discussions and activities.

Dementia Awareness Course

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identified informal caregiver of a person living with dementia in the community.
• Residing in the U.K.
• Ability to engage in a course delivered in English
• Have access to an internet-connected device capable of videoconferencing (camera and microphone functioning)
• Available to attend pre-specified dates for DAC-UK delivery.

You may not qualify if:

• Person living with dementia residing in residential care
• Professional caregiver of people living with dementia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University College, London: lead

Study Sites (1)

University College London

London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Stoner CR, Lakshminarayanan M, Mograbi DC, Vaitheswaran S, Bertrand E, Schimidt Brum P, Durgante H, Ferri CP, Mkenda S, Walker R, Dotchin C, Paddick SM, Chandra M, Krishna M, Du B, Shaji KS, Fisher E, Spector A. Development and acceptability of a brief, evidence-based Dementia Awareness for Caregivers course in low- and middle-income countries. Dementia (London). 2022 Feb;21(2):598-617. doi: 10.1177/14713012211055316. Epub 2021 Dec 9.

  PMID: 34886707 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia; Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Aimee Spector

  UCL

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2023
• First Posted: June 2, 2023
• Study Start: June 13, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 6, 2022
• Study Completion: December 6, 2022
• Last Updated: June 2, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)