Supporting independence at home for people with dementia (NIDUS-Family
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a New psychological intervention to support Independence in Dementia (NIDUS) for family carers and people living with dementia in their own homes: A randomised controlled trial
IRAS ID
271363
Contact name
Claudia Cooper
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN11425138
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 26 days
Research summary
Our study is funded by the Alzheimer’s Society and led by University College London in collaboration with University of Bradford (UoB). This application is for the full trial of part three of a large programme of work. In part one, we carried out interviews and observations with family carers, people with dementia and professionals on what helps and hinders independence at home. We used our findings to co-produce a psychological intervention to improve the support received by people with dementia and their family/friend at home. We piloted the intervention to make sure it was acceptable to the participants receiving it and the researchers delivering it. We will now test whether the intervention works.
We will recruit 297 family/friend carers and people with dementia (dyads) who live at home through memory services, GP practices, home care agencies and Join Dementia Research. 198 participant dyads will be randomly chosen to receive the intervention (NIDUS-family) alongside usual care, and 99 participant dyads will be randomly chosen to receive usual care without NIDUS-family. We will compare if participants who receive NIDUS-family have better outcomes (goal attainment, quality of life, activities of daily living, symptoms and service use) than those who do not receive it at 6 and 12-months.
A trained researcher will deliver NIDUS-family to participants in the intervention group in up to eight sessions over a nine-month period. The intervention will be tailored to each individual's preferences and needs and will involve setting goals and monitoring progress, signposting people to resources and identifying activities that participants can participate in to help achieve their goals.
We will obtain informed consent from everyone who is able to decide whether to take part. We will include people with dementia who do not have capacity to consent, and will abide by the Mental Capacity Act where we do so.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1667
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jan 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion