Back to resultsEffects of Visual Art Training on Dementia
Primary Purpose
Dementia
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Visual Arts Training
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dementia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Dementia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to participate in the art training program due to physical or cognitive limitations
Sites / Locations
- Alzheimer's Society of York Region
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Visual Arts Training
Waitlist Control
Arm Description
Visual Arts Training
Waitlist Control
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Change in cognition
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; Nasreddine, 2005)
Change in visual working memory
Body Part Pointing Test (Stopford et al., 2010)
Change in auditory working memory
Digit Span (Weschler, 2008)
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03175822
Brief Title
Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia
Official Title
Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
July 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 1, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 15, 2018 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 15, 2018 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
York University
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of the proposed study is to better understand what benefits visual art has on reducing problematic symptoms in dementia patients, including those with Alzheimer's disease.
Detailed Description
Participants:
Participants will be residents, attendees and/or members of assisted living locations and/or dementia (or related) day programs. There will be two groups: an art training group and a waitlist control group.
Data Analysis:
For primary measures, t-tests on pre-post difference scores comparing art training and waitlist groups.
For possible confounding effects, tests for confounds related to background factors (socioeconomic status, education level, gender, activity participation).
Procedure:
A randomized controlled trial design will be utilized to assess two groups of dementia patients: an art training experimental group and a structured usual-activity waitlist control group. The experimental group will participate in a visual art training program and the waitlist control group will participate in their usual structured group activities. The waitlist control group will receive the art training program once post-testing is complete. Before, during, and/or after the art programs and/or control activities, participants will be observed and complete assessments.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dementia
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Masking Description
Teacher
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
83 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Visual Arts Training
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Visual Arts Training
Arm Title
Waitlist Control
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Waitlist Control
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Visual Arts Training
Intervention Description
The art training program has been designed as a drawing program and focuses on basic visual art concepts (the elements [e.g., colour and line] and principles [e.g., proportion and balance] of design). Each week has a different activity and a different focus (one activity per week focusing on one element and principle of design). Each art training program will occur one hour per day, two days per week, for eight weeks. The art training program will take place at the participants' respective dementia care location in an area separate from waitlist control participants and uninvolved clients. All art programs are free for participants.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in cognition
Description
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; Nasreddine, 2005)
Time Frame
baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention
Title
Change in visual working memory
Description
Body Part Pointing Test (Stopford et al., 2010)
Time Frame
baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention
Title
Change in auditory working memory
Description
Digit Span (Weschler, 2008)
Time Frame
baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Dementia
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to participate in the art training program due to physical or cognitive limitations
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Alzheimer's Society of York Region
City
Aurora
State/Province
Ontario
Country
Canada
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
Undecided
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
33384640
Citation
Johnson KG, D'Souza AA, Wiseheart M. Art Training in Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol. 2020 Dec 15;11:585508. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585508. eCollection 2020.
Results Reference
derived
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