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RHAPSODY: A pilot study evaluating the usability and benefits of an online learning programme for carers of people with young onset dementia

RHAPSODY: A pilot study evaluating the usability and benefits of an online learning programme for carers of people with young onset dementia - RHAPSODY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00009891
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-04-21
Start date
2016-06-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Young onset dementia (before age 65 years) F00.0 F02.0

Interventions

Group 1: Web-based e-learning programme für carers of people with early-onset dementia for 6 weeks. The programme consists of 7 parts: 1. What is young onset dementia? 2. A medical perspective on youn

Sponsors

Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primare informal carers of patients with dementia in Alzheimer's disease or behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia and an onset before the age of 65 years, age over 18 years, basic computer literacy, access to computer and internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Carers of people with other dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
All data will be assessedat baseline as well in weeks 6 and 12 in caregivers: Self-efficacy (Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy, RSCSE); Disease-related knowledge (Coping With the Caregiving Role Questionnaire, self-designed).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All data will be assessed at baseline as well as in weeks 6 and 12 in carers: Stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS); Health-related quality of life (EuroQol EQ-5D-5L); Burden (Burden Scale for Family Caregivers, BSFC) Patient symptoms (Revised Memory and Behaviour Checklist, RMBC); Technology acceptance (Technology Acceptance Model, TAM, adapted).

Countries

France, Germany, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJanine Diehl-Schmid

Klinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieKlinikum rechts der IsarTechnische Universität München

janine.diehl-schmid@tum.de089-4140-6488

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026