Start:
August 2012
End:
December 2018
Enrollment:
160
This study will test the efficacy of the Tailored Activity Program (TAP-VA), a patient-centric intervention designed to reduce the burden of neuropsychiatric symptoms in veterans with dementia who live at home with family caregivers. An occupational therapist will identify a veteran's preserved capabilities and deficits, as well as previous roles, habits, and interests, then develop activities tailored to the veteran's profile. Family caregivers will be trained to incorporate these activities into daily care routines.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: N/A
All Participants
++English speaking++If taking psychotropic medication (antidepressants, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, or an anti-dementia medication), must be on a stable dose for 60 days prior to enrollment
Veterans
++Diagnosed with dementia++Ability to participate in at least two activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring from bed to chair)
Caregivers
++Primary caregiver living with the veteran++21 years of age or older++Planning to live in area for at least 8 months++Reports one or more neuropsychiatric symptoms in veteran in past month
++Nonveteran++No caregiver available++Currently participating in any other dementia- or caregiver-related intervention
Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.
Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.
Lead: Department of Veterans Affairs
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01357564
An official website of the U.S. government, managed by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health