Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of vCST and Online Dementia Carer Support

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dementia

Treatments: Behavioral: online carer support; Behavioral: vCST; Behavioral: f2f carer support; Behavioral: f2f CST

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05783414

C7055-21GF

Details and patient eligibility

About

A multicentre single-blind cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of virtually delivered versus in-person cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) and carer support in people living with dementia and carers

Full description

This is a multicentre, single-blind cluster randomised trial with an aim to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of virtual delivery of CST and carer support in comparison with in-person CST and carer support in Hong Kong Chinese. A total of 156 dyads of people living with dementia and carers will be randomly assigned to one of the four groups: (A) vCST (7 weeks) followed by in-person carer support programme (6 months); (B) in-person CST (7 weeks) followed by in-person carer support programme (6 months); (C) vCST (7 weeks) followed by online carer support programme (6 months); and (D) in-person CST (7 weeks) followed by online carer support programme (6 months). The investigators will measure outcomes at baseline, 7 weeks, and 6 months.

Enrollment: 156 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia;
• having a family carer;
• living in the community in Hong Kong;
• able to communicate and understand communication;
• able to see and hear well enough to participate in a meaningful assessment;
• the person with dementia and/or his/her carer can provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• unable to communicate;
• unable to participate in intervention due to significant hearing or visual impairment, or other physical or psychiatric conditions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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156 participants in 4 patient groups

vCST + f2f carer support

Experimental group

Description:

vCST followed by in-person carer support programme

Treatment:

Behavioral: f2f carer support

Behavioral: vCST

f2f CST + f2f carer support

Active Comparator group

Description:

In-person CST followed by in-person carer support programme

Treatment:

Behavioral: f2f CST

Behavioral: f2f carer support

vCST + online carer support

Experimental group

Description:

vCST followed by online carer support programme

Treatment:

Behavioral: online carer support

Behavioral: vCST

f2f CST + online carer support

Experimental group

Description:

In-person CST followed by online carer support programme

Treatment:

Behavioral: f2f CST

Behavioral: online carer support