An interventional study of Art Therapy in Dementia, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-10.
Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a 4-week art therapy intervention on the relationships between individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and their care partners, on the self-esteem of diagnosed individuals, and on care partner attitudes towards persons with Alzheimer's disease.
The aim is to develop and implement an art therapy intervention for dyads - each consisting of an individual diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and his/her care partner - with the goals of improving patients' and care partners' sense of their relationship, increasing patients' self-esteem and improving care partner attitudes towards individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The specific intervention will be a portrait-making project utilizing a collage approach. Each participant (i.e. diagnosed individuals and care partners) will be instructed to create a portrait of him/herself. Participants will be provided with a sample portrait as well as bins of materials (e.g. words, images, markers). The intervention will be administered for 1 ½ hours weekly, at the same day/time, for 4 consecutive weeks.
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Inclusion criteria for patients include:
Exclusion criteria for patients include:
Inclusion criteria for care partners include:
Exclusion criteria for care partners include:
Use of medications (e.g., narcotics, sedatives, etc.) that lead to drowsiness during the therapy sessions
Dyads including a participant diagnosed with dementia and the care partner
Behavioral: Art Therapy
Dyads will take part in a portrait-making project utilizing a collage approach. Each participant (i.e. dementia diagnosed individuals and care partners) will be instructed to create a portrait of him/herself. Participants will be provided with a sample portrait as well as bins of materials. \]The intervention will be administered for 1 ½ hours weekly, at the same day/time, for 4 consecutive weeks.
Impact of Art Therapy on Quality of Dyadic Relationship
Impact of art therapy on quality of dyadic relationship will be determined using the Dyadic Relationship Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 10-40. The score is a measure of patient and care partner perceptions of their relationship. Lower scores indicate the perception of a poorer relationship (i.e. greater strain, lower positive interactions) and higher scores indicate a perceived better relationship (i.e. lower strain, greater positive interactions).
Time frame: Week 1
Impact of Art Therapy on Quality of Dyadic Relationship
Impact of art therapy on quality of dyadic relationship will be determined using the Dyadic Relationship Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 10-40. The score is a measure of patient and care partner perceptions of their relationship. Lower scores indicate the perception of a poorer relationship (i.e. greater strain, lower positive interactions) and higher scores indicate a perceived better relationship (i.e. lower strain, greater positive interactions).
Time frame: Week 4
Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Self-esteem
The impact of art therapy on the dementia diagnosed individuals' self-esteem will be determined by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 0-30. The score is a measure of patient self-esteem, with lower scores meaning lower self-esteem and higher scores meaning higher self-esteem.
Time frame: Week 1
Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Self-esteem
The impact of art therapy on the dementia diagnosed individuals' self-esteem will be determined by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 0-30. The score is a measure of patient self-esteem, with lower scores meaning lower self-esteem and higher scores meaning higher self-esteem.
Time frame: Week 4
Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Sense of Stigma
The impact of art therapy on diagnosed individuals' sense of stigma will be determined by the Stigma Impact Scale. The survey consists of 20 questions with a total score range of 0-80. The score is a measure of the patient's perception of stigma, with lower scores indicating lower perceived stigma and higher scores indicating greater perceived stigma.
Time frame: Week 1
Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Sense of Stigma
The impact of art therapy on diagnosed individuals' sense of stigma will be determined by the Stigma Impact Scale. The survey consists of 20 questions with a total score range of 0-80. The score is a measure of the patient's perception of stigma, with lower scores indicating lower perceived stigma and higher scores indicating greater perceived stigma.
Time frame: Week 4
Impact of Art Therapy on Care Partner Attitudes Towards Persons with Dementia
The impact of art therapy on care partner attitudes towards persons with dementia will be determined by the Dementia Attitudes Scale. The survey consists of 20 questions with a total score range of 20-140. The score is a measure of care partner attitudes towards patients with dementia. Lower scores indicate lower knowledge and social comfort with persons with dementia and a higher score indicates greater knowledge and social comfort with persons with dementia.
Time frame: Week 1
Impact of Art Therapy on Care Partner Attitudes Towards Persons with Dementia
The impact of art therapy on care partner attitudes towards persons with dementia will be determined by the Dementia Attitudes Scale. The survey consists of 20 questions with a total score range of 20-140. The score is a measure of care partner attitudes towards patients with dementia. Lower scores indicate lower knowledge and social comfort with persons with dementia and a higher score indicates greater knowledge and social comfort with persons with dementia.
Time frame: Week 4
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Aug 2016 to primary completion in Aug 2022, 71 months.
Of 835 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Dementia, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 43. This study's 71 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 875 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 43.
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