Project TAP: Tailored Activities Project

August 24, 2010 updated by: Thomas Jefferson University

Tailored Activity to Improve Affect in Dementia

Specific Aims

  1. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on depressive affect and agitated behaviors in persons with dementia in 4 months
  2. Evaluate acceptance of and engagement in activities in persons with dementia
  3. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and mastery at 4 months.
  4. Evaluate caregiver skills acquisition, acceptance of and compliance to intervention techniques.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

60

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Thomas Jefferson University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Care Recipient
  • English Speaking
  • NINCDS-ADRDA diagnosis[physician generated of dementia or mini-mental state examination score of less than or equal to 23;3] Able to feel self; and participates in at least 2 other activities of daily living[ADLs-Bathing, Dressing, Grooming, Toileting, Transferring from bed to chair] As reported by caregiver.
  • Caregiver
  • English Speaking
  • Family member 21 years of age or older [male or female]
  • Lives with Care Recipient
  • Has telephone in the home
  • Plans to live in area for 8 months
  • Indicated willingness to learn new approaches by which to engage care recipient in meaningful activities
  • Provides 4 or more hours a day directly caring or providing for care recipient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Care Recipient
  • Has Schizophrenia or Bi-Polar Disorder
  • Their Dementia is secondary to probable head trauma
  • Their MMSE score is equal to zero and they are bed bound, defined as confinement to bed or chair for at least 22 hours a day for at least 4 of 7 days
  • They are not responsive to their environment
  • Caregiver
  • Are currently involved in another clinical trial of psycho-social or educational interventions for caregivers
  • Are planning to place their family member in a nursing home within the next 8 months. Also, the care recipient/caregiver dyad will be excluded if either caregiver or care recipient: 1) has a terminal illness with life expectancy less than 8 months 2)is in active treatment for cancer or 3) has had greater than 3 acute medical hospitalizations within the past year.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Behavioral occurrence
Care recipient depressive mood
Caregiver upset

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Activity engagement and vigilance

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Laura N Gitlin, Ph.D, Thomas Jefferson University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2004

Study Completion

January 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 28, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

November 29, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R21MH069425 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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