SMART (Self-management in dementia: a pilot trial of the development, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a self-management group intervention)
Funder
NISCHR Health Award 2012
Webpage
http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=14303
Registration number
UKCRN14303
Collaborating Investigators/Institutions:
Dr Catherine Quinn, Bangor University
Project Summary
Phase One of this study examines self-management in early-stage dementia, identifies a pragmatic definition and model, and develops a self-management group for PwD. In Phase Two the self-management group will be implemented and its efficacy and cost-effectiveness evaluated in a pilot randomised controlled trial, conducted within an NHS memory service. The findings from Phase Two will provide the information needed to design a definitive multi-centre trial, and allow us to develop a handbook for other memory services.