CST in people with Intellectual disability and dementia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Feasibility randomised controlled trial of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) for dementia in people with Intellectual disability
IRAS ID
200764
Contact name
Afia Ali
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial treatment that is effective at improving memory and quality of life in people with dementia in the general population and is recommended as a treatment by NICE. Most of the evidence comes from group CST but there is some evidence that individual CST (iCST) may also be beneficial. There are no studies on whether iCST is effective or feasible in people with Intellectual Disability (ID) and dementia. We propose to run a feasibility randomised controlled trial of 40 sessions of iCST (two thirty minute sessions over 20 weeks) delivered by carers, compared to treatment as usual. There will be 20 pairs of carers and individuals with ID and dementia in each group. The aim will be to find out if the study is feasible and if the treatment is acceptable. We will be measuring cognition, ability to carry out activities of daily living and quality of life in individuals with dementia. In carers we will be measuring care giving burden, time spent care giving and the presence of anxiety and depression. We will record these outcomes at the beginning of the study, midway and at the end of the study.
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/0030
Date of REC Opinion
20 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion