Meaningful Activity Intervention for Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Mild Cognitive Impairment
In brief
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of and satisfaction with the revised DEMA and to estimate effect sizes for DEMA through incorporation of a comparison group. Specific aims are as follows: Aim 1: Evaluate feasibility of the study for MCI patient/caregivers. Aim 2: Estimate effect sizes for DEMA on MCI patient and caregiver outcomes. Aim 3: Evaluate MCI patients and family caregivers' satisfaction with and perceptions of DEMA or IS.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01843283
- Run by
- Indiana University
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2012-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-10-25
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- MCI patients:
- are aged 60 years or older,
- speak English,
- have both caregiver-reported, clinically significant decline in cognition and clinician-detected or research based cognitive impairment on the standardized health exam
- have at least one cognitive assessment score below the 7th percentile
- have a normal range in performance of daily living tasks based on informant interview information indicating that impairment does not rise to the level of dementia.
- Family caregivers:
- are adults ≥ 21 years of age;
- have primary responsibility for providing unpaid care to an MCI relative, along with monitoring safety and providing social support
- are able to read and speak English
- are oriented to persons, places, and time [having a 6-item Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 4 or above]
You may not qualify if…
- MCI patients and family caregivers will be excluded if:
- the MCI patient or family caregiver has a diagnosed bipolar disorder or untreated schizophrenia;
- the family caregiver has significant cognitive impairment that may hinder participation (6-item MMSE < 4)
Where it is running
- Indiana University School of Nursing — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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