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NCT Number: NCT01382693

Effects of Involvement in a Group-based Creative Expression Program on Psychotropic Drug Use in Persons With Dementia

This project, a small-scale pilot study, will attempt to determine if involvement in a group-based creative expression program may correlate with a reduction in use of psychotropic drugs for persons with dementia.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Landis Homes

Lititz, Pennsylvania, 17543, United States

About this study

The study site has two skilled-nursing dementia Special Care Units. One unit will serve as a control with residents receiving the standard care activity program. The other unit will receive the standard care activity program as well as the TimeSlips storytelling program (two hour-long sessions per week for six weeks). The behavioral symptoms and psychotropic drug usage for both cohorts will be studied for eight months, the first four months with no intervention and the last four months with or without the six-week TimeSlips intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • residence in one of two dementia special-care skilled nursing units at the study site
  • clinical diagnosis of dementia

Treatment and study plan

TimeSlips

Behavioral

TimeSlips is a group-based creative storytelling program for people with dementia. The intervention will be held twice a week for six weeks, in hour-long sessions.

Other names: creative expression program, storytelling program

Standard care activity program

Behavioral

Standard-of-care activities for the study site's skilled-nursing dementia Special Care Units.

Primary outcomes

  1. Rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions for study participants.

    Time frame: eight months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mood and behavior patterns

    Time frame: eight months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Involvement in a Group-based Creative Expression Program on Psychotropic Drug Use in Persons With Dementia in Long-term Care: a Cluster-randomized Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jun 27, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 4, 2012

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