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UnknownNCT04550975
Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (ACST)
Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (ACST) for People With Moderate to Severe Dementia
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University College, London · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study is a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) for an evidence-based intervention for people with moderate to severe dementia. The psychosocial intervention is adapted from Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and developed within the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework.
Detailed description
The World Health Organization calls for an increase of psychosocial interventions for dementia-a global epidemic. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is the only non-pharmacological therapy recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for improving cognition for mild to moderate dementia. However, there is little guidance on how to maximise cognition for severe dementia. Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (ACST) will be the first evidence-based complex intervention for moderate to severe dementia developed within the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework and building upon CST's key principles. This feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to 1) evaluate the feasibility of ACST 2) explore if ACST can improve the cognitive function, and QoL, as well as other outcomes including behaviour, engagement, and communication, for people with moderate to severe dementia. A sample of 32 participants will be recruited, where 16 will be randomly allocated to ACST, and 16 to treatment as usual (TAU). Data will be collected pre and post the 7-week intervention period. Improving cognition and QoL for people with moderate to severe dementia is vital because dementia's prevalence is projected to reach 152 million by 2050, resulting in excessive excess disability.
Conditions
- DEM
- Dementia
- Dementia, Vascular
- Dementia, Mixed
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Dementia Frontal
- Dementia Severe
- Dementia Moderate
- Dementia of Alzheimer Type
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy | An adapted version of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for people with moderate to severe dementia. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-03-01
- Completion
- 2023-03-01
- First posted
- 2020-09-16
- Last updated
- 2020-09-16
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04550975. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.