Efficacy of Early Stage Alzheimer's Support Groups

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group (ESSG) and Education Seminar (ES) on quality of life, mood, social support, distress about memory loss, and interpersonal relationships of memory loss participants and their caregivers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00391794

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

154

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Dementia diagnosis confirmed by primary care physician
• Early stage dementia, defined as a Mini Mental State Exam score of 18 or higher, and a Clinical Dementia Rating of 1 or less
• Care partner who will attend groups and complete study assessments
• Aware of memory loss (verbally acknowledges memory loss and/or expresses concern about memory)
• Comfortable in a group separate from family members
• No significant history of mental illness (no hospitalization or medication for psychotic disorder within the past 2 years)
• Consent to research participation (participant, care partner, legal representative)
• Remain in the community for the 6 month duration of the study

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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