Activity Scheduling for Older Adults With Dementia (AS)

October 20, 2020 updated by: Dr Frank LAI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Application of Activity Scheduling to Enhance Quality of Life for Older Adults With Dementia

This study is to evaluate the results from an intervention designed to encourage older adults with dementia for their engagement in activities through their active participation of activity scheduling (AS).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study compares two interventions by using a 12-week longitudinal randomized controlled trial. For the first 2 weeks, all participants receive the same health care education program. Then for the following 10 weeks, participants will be randomized to either one of the two following groups with different conditions. For the control group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education. For the experimental activity scheduling group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education, plus weekly activity scheduling (AS) practice that focus on pleasant event scheduling and improving communication.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

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

5 years to 80 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients had to have an age of at least 65 years,
  • a diagnosis for dementia in medical history and had to meet international classification of disease-10 criteria for dementia,
  • diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
  • patients had to have cognitive impairment, as determined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any major neurological illness other than AD,
  • any psychiatric disorder or a known history of substance abuse.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dementia Care Education and Activity Scheduling Group (DE&AS)
Will received both dementia care education and activity scheduling
Behavioral: Activity Scheduling
AS is strategy for behavioral activation that has also been used with success in people with dementia, after the training of their caregivers. A certified occupational therapist will train up the caregivers of dementia in conducting AS activities for participants in experimental group
Other Names:
  • Experimental
Behavioral: Educational
A serial of dementia care education program with a weekly theme of topics like: importance of exercise and healthy eating, sleep management, counselling, acceptance therapy, commitment therapy, reminiscence therapy.
Other Names:
  • Control
Sham Comparator: Dementia Care Education Group (DE)
Will received dementia care education
Behavioral: Educational
A serial of dementia care education program with a weekly theme of topics like: importance of exercise and healthy eating, sleep management, counselling, acceptance therapy, commitment therapy, reminiscence therapy.
Other Names:
  • Control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Interview Scale (Chinese ZBIS)
Time Frame: 12 months
This is a 22-item instrument measures caregiver stress. Areas assessed include the perceived health and psychological well-being of the caregiver, financial impact, social life, and the relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. The Chinese version has been tested with family caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia. Its correlation with the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was 0.59 (p<0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.99. The split-half correlation coefficient was 0.81 (Chan, 2005). higher values represent higher stress level of caregivers
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPT)
Time Frame: 12 months
24-item questionnaire to assess three domains of problematic behaviors in older adults
12 months
Chinese Caregiver Activity Survey (Chinese CAS)
Time Frame: 12 months
The 6-item CAS to assess the amount of time that caregivers spend taking care of people with dementia during the 24 hours before the investigation. It covers six areas of daily living: communication, using transportation, dressing, eating, looking after the appearance of people with dementia, and supervising them. The total score the Chinese CAS is calculated by summing the total time that caregivers spend on assistance with these areas of daily living (Prince, 2004).
12 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cantonese Chinese version of Quality of Life in Chinese Alzheimer's Disease (The Cantonese Chinese QOL-AD)
Time Frame: 12 months
13 items to measure QoL of participants. higher values represent a better QoL. outcome
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic 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 (Actual)

January 21, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 22, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HSEARS20190322004

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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