Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Visual Art Training on Dementia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03175822
• Other study ID #: YorkU-AD2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: York University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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:

1. For primary measures, t-tests on pre-post difference scores comparing art training and waitlist groups.

2. 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 83
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to participate in the art training program due to physical or cognitive limitations

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Visual Arts Training
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Alzheimer's Society of York Region	Aurora	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
York University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in cognition	Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; Nasreddine, 2005)	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention
Primary	Change in visual working memory	Body Part Pointing Test (Stopford et al., 2010)	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention
Primary	Change in auditory working memory	Digit Span (Weschler, 2008)	baseline up to three weeks prior, and final assessment one to two weeks post-intervention