Implementation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dementia

Treatments: Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04754932

Pro00106751

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to examine the feasibility of implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) under real world circumstances in a more heterogenous population, with the ultimate goal of making the treatment broadly accessible. The effects of CST on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) as a non-pharmacologic intervention will also be studied.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• established diagnosis of dementia or meets the criteria for dementia based on a positive screening test with clinical evidence of cognitive impairment affecting one or more ADL
• has a SLUMS score greater than 10.

Exclusion criteria

• unable to hold a meaningful conversation,
• unable to hear well enough to participate in a small group discussion
• severe visual impairment that precludes ability to see most pictures
• unable to remain in a group setting for 45 minutes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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23 participants in 5 patient groups

Community Site 1

Experimental group

Description:

CST Implementation community site

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Community Site 2

Experimental group

Description:

CST Implementation community site

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Community Site 3

Experimental group

Description:

CST Implementation community site

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Community Site 4

Experimental group

Description:

CST Implementation community site

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Community Site 5

Experimental group

Description:

CST Implementation community site

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy