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Systematic Care for Informal Caregivers of Dementia Patients: An Efficient Approach?

NCT00147693 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 304

Last updated 2008-10-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective is to ascertain the potential efficiency of a systematic care programme for caregivers of dementia patients. The research questions are:

* What are the costs and benefits of the Systematic Care Programme - Dementia (SCP-Dementia), as compared with usual care?
* What are the effects on the quality of life of patients and informal caregivers (spouse, relative), as compared with usual care?

Conditions

  • Dementia, Vascular
  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Lewy Body Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diagnosis of caregivers' problems

BEHAVIORAL

Professional service: treatment of problems by counseling or practical support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER

  • Radboud University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Myrra M Vernooij-Dassen, PhD · Coordinator Alzheimer Centre UMC Nijmegen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2006-02-28
Completion
2006-02-28

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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