IDEA Study Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Trial in Tanzania

Summary

This trials of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) in Tanzania is part of the larger Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study.

The overall aim of the IDEA study is to set up and evaluate sustainable programmes to facilitate diagnosis of, and therapy for, people with dementia led by local communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim seek to improve quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Within this trial of CST, we hypothesise that CST can significantly improve the quality of people with dementia and their carers living in Africa

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CST Intervention

The CST intervention comprises 14 sessions lasting 1-2 hours across 7 weeks. The CST manual has been adapted for use in this setting by members of our study team. Each session has a theme. Activities include tasks aimed at engaging participants in cognitive and physical tasks designed to improve quality of life. Sessions will be led and facilitated by a study nurse or occupational therapist. The sessions will be held at a local health centre of village hall.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Grand Challenges Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Ibadan

  collaborator OTHER

• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

  collaborator OTHER

• Newcastle University

  collaborator OTHER

• Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• William Keith Gray

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Adesola Ogunniyi, MD · University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

• Richard W Walker, MD · Northumbra Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• Delare Mushi · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College

• Catherine L Dotchin, MD · Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• William K Gray, PhD · Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundaion Trust

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-09-30

Primary Completion

2015-05-31

Completion

2015-09-30

Countries

• Tanzania

Study Locations