A feasibility study to determine the potential for developing a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of a 10 week psychotherapy group for people with dementia in reducing levels of depression compared to a relaxation group

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92122115

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2005-03-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia

Interventions

Pilot RCT. Random allocation to [A] 10 week group psychotherapy

[B] 10 week group relaxation.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 28 participants in each of the two arms. Participants with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and MMSE score of at least 18, recruited from patients who have attended either the memory monitoring service in Bradford and Warminster or who have been assessed by a Consultant Psychiatrist. Modified 18 July 2008: the trial recruited 9 (and not 28) participants to each arm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Significant premorbid history of functional mental health problems 2. Spouse not giving assent 3. Not living with a carer and/or if the social support is not sufficiently well-developed.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cornell Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
RAID, the BASDEC depression scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, BASQUID scale and the ZARIT carer burden scale. Pilot will test feasibility of blinding, determine effect size, determine attrition rate.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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