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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2021

An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People with Dementia and Carers: Results from a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

Harleen Kaur Rai, Justine Schneider, Martin Orrell

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Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03282877 (Adapting Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03282877 nacompletednot on this map

Adapting Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) for Delivery by a Web-application

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of NottinghamRan2018 to 2020Enrolled43ConditionsMild Dementia, Moderate DementiaArmsiCST web-application
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Harleen Kaur RaiDepartment of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1HX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8121-6094
Justine SchneiderSchool of Sociology & Social Policy, Law & Social Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, England, NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5863-7747
Martin OrrellInstitute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, England, NG7 2TU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1169-3530

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a lack of digital resources that support the cognition and quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia. The individual cognitive stimulation therapy application (iCST app) aims to provide cognitive stimulation and social interaction to people with dementia and carers through interactive touch-screen technology. This study set out to determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with the iCST app.

methodsThis was a single blind, feasibility RCT including people with mild to moderate dementia and their carers. Multiple trial components were assessed including recruitment and retention rates, intervention fidelity and usability, and acceptability of the outcome assessments which included measures of cognition and QoL. A sample of the intervention group was invited to a semi-structured post-trial interview to examine the experience of using the iCST app.

resultsSixty-one dyads were randomised to the iCST app (n = 31) or treatment-as-usual (TAU) control group (n = 30) for 11 weeks. In the iCST app group, 77% used the intervention for 20 minutes or more each week. Carers using the iCST app rated their QoL better at follow-up 2 compared to the TAU control group (EQ-5D, MD = 7.69, 95% CI = 2.32-13.06, p = 0.006). No significant differences were found on the other outcome measures.

conclusionThe iCST app was deemed usable and enjoyable. Most participants completed the activities more quickly than anticipated and did not have enough activities to continue using the app frequently. Expansion of the iCST app is needed to maintain engagement for longer. Findings indicate that computerised cognitive stimulation can be beneficial, and a large-scale RCT is feasible with modifications to trial components. The results are relevant to researchers, software developers, policy-makers, people with dementia and carers who are looking to be involved in such interventions.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03282877. Registered on 19 July 2017.

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DementiaMobile ApplicationsCaregiversCognitionFeasibility StudiesHumansapplicationcognitive stimulationfeasibility trialtouch-screen

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PMID35221680
PMCPMC8866989

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