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ArticleBMJ open2019

Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care.

Jessica Wright, Alexis Foster, Cindy Cooper, Kirsty Sprange, Stephen Walters, Katherine Berry, Esme Moniz-Cook, Amanda Loban, Tracey Anne Young, Claire Craig and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Jessica WrightSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK jessica.wright@sheffield.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-1814-3697
Alexis FosterSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Cindy CooperSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Kirsty SprangeNottingham Clinical Trials Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Stephen WaltersSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9000-8126
Katherine BerryDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Esme Moniz-CookFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychological Heath and Well Being, The University of Hull, Hull, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7232-4632
Amanda LobanSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Tracey Anne YoungSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Claire CraigArt & Design Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Tom DeningDivision of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3387-4241
Ellen LeeSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Julie Beresford-DentCentre for Applied Dementia Studies, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
Benjamin John ThompsonSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5516-8797
Emma YoungSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Benjamin David ThomasSheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Gail MountainCentre for Applied Dementia Studies, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.

Funding

Department of Health HTA/14/140/80
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionServices are being encouraged to provide postdiagnostic treatment to those with dementia but the availability of evidence-based interventions following diagnosis has not kept pace with increase in demand. To address this need, the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention was created. A randomised controlled trial (RCT), based on a pilot study, is in progress. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The RCT is a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel group trial designed to test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of JtD compared with usual care. Recruitment will be through NHS services, third sector organisations and Join Dementia Research. The sample size is 486 randomised (243 to usual care and 243 to the intervention usual care). Participants can choose to ask a friend or relative (supporter) to become involved in the study. The primary outcome measure for participants is Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL), collected at baseline and at 8 months' postrandomisation. Secondary outcome measures will be collected from participants and supporters at those visits. Participants will also be followed up at 12 months' postrandomisation with a reduced set of measures. A process evaluation will be conducted through qualitative and fidelity substudies. Analyses will compare the two arms of the trial on an intention to treat as allocated basis. The primary analyses will compare the mean DEMQOL scores of the participants at 8 months between the two study arms. A cost-effectiveness analysis will consider the incremental cost per Quality Adjusted Life Years of the intervention compared with usual care. Qualitative and fidelity substudies will be analysed through framework analysis and fidelity assessment tools respectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: REC and HRA approval were obtained. A Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee has been constituted. Dissemination will be via publications, conferences and social media. Intervention materials will be made open access. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN17993825.

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Cost-Benefit AnalysisDementiaEvidence-Based MedicineHumansPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicdementiapost diagnostic supportRandomised controlled trialresearch protocolself-managementwell-being

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PMID31519673
PMCPMC6747651

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