Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of vCST and Online Dementia Carer Support

Summary

A multicentre single-blind cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of virtually delivered versus in-person cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) and carer support in people living with dementia and carers

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

f2f CST

An evidence-based group CST protocol adapted for Hong Kong Chinese culture. It consists of 14 sessions of group activities (group size: 6) for people with mild to moderate dementia, where participants with similar level of cognitive impairment receive cognitively stimulating social activities twice per week over 7 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

f2f carer support

Centre-based carer support programme for dementia carers provided in a community care service centre, which provide group education on caring skills, mutual support groups, and group-based self-care training over 6 months.

BEHAVIORAL

vCST

A home-based version of f2f CST delivered via an information and communication technology platform (Zoom plus a web-based CST platform). It consists of 14 sessions of group activities (group size: 3) for people with mild to moderate dementia, where participants with similar level of cognitive impairment receive cognitively stimulating social activities twice per week over 7 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

online carer support

A home-based carer support service delivered via an information and communication technology platform (Zoom plus a web-based carer platform). It consists of 4 group sessions (group size: 6) and 3 individual sessions, and 3 optional self-learning sessions over 6 months, with an empowering care management approach to strengthen carer self-efficacy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• City University of Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Auckland, New Zealand

  collaborator OTHER

• London School of Economics and Political Science

  collaborator OTHER

• Chinese University of Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER

• University College, London

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gloria Wong, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-01

Primary Completion

2024-11-27

Completion

2024-12-05

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations