Status:

RECRUITING

Stories in the Moment: Dance Program for People Living With Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

DanceStream Projects

Collaborating Sponsors:

Alzheimer's Association

Conditions:

Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the impact on the quality of life and wellbeing of a person-centered online dance program on people living with dementia or MCI and care partners. The duration of t...

Detailed Description

One third of older adults with cognitive impairment in the United States (est. 4.3 million individuals) live alone, which places them at higher levels of precarity and opens them up to the detrimental...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria:
  • Inclusion Criteria (person living with dementia):
  • age 50 or older
  • a self-reported mild cognitive impairment or dementia diagnosis and mild-moderate dementia severity (confirmed by care partner or collateral)
  • a care partner or a collateral (a family member, paid caregiver, or close friend who spends at least 8 hours/week with the person living with dementia and speaks fluent English) who consents to join the study
  • English fluency, categorized as not requiring translation into another language. Being non-verbal or having limited verbal ability will not be considered exclusion criteria but this condition will be noted.
  • access to and basic ability to use the videoconferencing platform (Zoom) on a digital device (tablet, telephone or computer) (or access to support therein).
  • Inclusion criteria (care partner or a collateral - defined as a family member, paid caregiver, or close friend who spends at least 8 hours/week with the person living with dementia):
  • age 18 and older
  • speaks fluent English
  • access to and basic ability to use the videoconferencing platform (Zoom) on a digital device (tablet, telephone or computer) (or access to support therein).
  • Exclusion Criteria (person living with dementia):
  • Persons living with dementia unable to provide consent or assent. Persons living with dementia who do not have capacity to provide consent but are capable of providing assent will be included if a care partner or collateral who is a legally authorized representative provides consent.
  • Persons living with dementia with severe dementia (classified as being unable to sit up independently and being non-ambulatory within the upper extremities) will be excluded. Being non-verbal or having limited verbal ability will not be considered exclusion criteria but this condition will be noted. For these participants, attempts will be made to capture responses to questionnaires via alternative communication methods (gesture, facial expression, typing in the chat) and the care partner or collateral will be asked to corroborate or supplement the responses.
  • Lack of reliable access to a digital device with Zoom application.
  • Exclusion criteria (care partner or a collateral):
  • • Lack of reliable access to a digital device with Zoom application.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 10 2023

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 31 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    72 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06221202

    Start Date

    February 10 2023

    End Date

    October 31 2024

    Last Update

    January 24 2024

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    New York, New York, United States, 11375