DementiaSTOMPNCT02356055
Mass Practice of Activities of Daily Living in Dementia (STOMP)
A study testing STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) in people with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, run by University of Oklahoma.
Trial summary
People with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias present with changes in how they think, move and emotionally respond to daily life situations. While type of dementia will dictate how severe certain symptoms are, all people with dementia will report a gradual change in how they function in daily life skills. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 50 to 90 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- What is being tested?
- STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 32 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Oct 2014to Nov 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 50 to 90 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Lives in the community and speaks English
- adult aged 50-90 years old
- lives with someone who can provide consent to be in the study
- diagnosed with some form of dementia
- cognitive score on the Mini-Mental Status Examination score >10 but ≤25
- able to understand and follow one step commands
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- can move one arm sufficiently for practicing tasks
- participant or family member can identify three goal areas related to self-care or home management
- able to participate in 3 hours of daily therapy in their home environment for 2 consecutive weeks
Who cannot join
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dementia, delirium or a progressive neurological condition such as Parkinson's disease
- receptive or global aphasia
- uncorrected vision/hearing
About this study
Official title: High-dose Mass Practice Intervention to Reduce ADL Disability in Dementia
People with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias present with changes in how they think, move and emotionally respond to daily life situations. While type of dementia will dictate how severe certain symptoms are, all people with dementia will report a gradual change in how they function in daily life skills. Losing the ability to do daily life tasks, such as using a cell phone, balance a checkbook or get dressed in the morning signifies loss for both the person with dementia and their caregiver. Caregivers that assist with daily life tasks report more depression and anxiety, as well as a higher burden of care. People with dementia that lose the ability to perform daily tasks report more depression and decreased satisfaction with life. Despite gains in research, researchers are still missing important pieces that will improve rehabilitation interventions for improving daily life skills.
In order to address the needs of people with dementia, an intervention called Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) was developed by an occupational therapist. Our team proposes that improvement in daily life skills is possible under certain circumstances. First, the daily life task a person is addressing in rehabilitation should be personally-meaningful and should also be the task practiced in therapy which is called "task-oriented training". For example, a person that is having trouble making a sandwich should practice making a sandwich. Second, the investigators propose that people with dementia need a lot of "correct practice" so that the brain has time to "rewire" how to do the task correctly. Therefore, when patients practice tasks using STOMP, investigators do not allow our participants to make errors and patients practice for long periods of time. Investigators also incorporate and provide new technology into training such as medication reminder alarms and photo phones which allow you to dial a number by choosing a loved one's picture.
In this pilot study, the investigators want to look more closely at the how the amount of time you practice influences study outcomes. The investigators believe that the findings from this study will support our belief that more time in therapy is needed to enhance how someone with dementia learns.
Read the detailed description
- BACKGROUND: Progressive disability in activities of daily living (ADL) is inevitable for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Attempts to slow or prevent ADL disability have been unsuccessful despite making progress in behavioral training methods. Missing from this research is an emphasis on how investigators maximize a patient's engagement during training and the rigorous examination of implementation protocols (dosing and training methods) which may advantage learning in people with ADRD. Our team addressed this gap with the development of the STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) intervention which creates methods for obtaining ADL goals that support "personhood" and tests high-intensity protocols that appear to advantage learning as well as sustained learning over time. Through our first specific aim, the investigators will examine the learning and retention of learning advantages offered through receipt of an intensive versus less-intensive STOMP protocol. In our second aim,the investigators will examine sustained attention to task during training as a differential contributor to our outcomes.
- RESEARCH DESIGN/METHODS
- Design: Randomized-controlled trial over a two-week intervention period and a 3-month post-intervention follow-up period that will occur over 24 months. The investigators will employ block randomization where participants are randomized in blocks of randomly chosen sets of two or four, ultimately resulting in eight participants randomized to each group in the first year and a total of 16 participants assigned to each group by the end of 20 months. Two occupational therapists (OT), blinded to group assignment will complete baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up assessments. The treating occupational therapy assistant (OTA) will be given the group assignment by the PI after the baseline evaluation is complete.
- Recruitment: The investigators intend to recruit 32 participants (through assent) and legally-authorized representatives (through informed consent) employing a variety of methods. The primary recruitment strategy will be the use of direct mailing which has been successfully used by other teams recruiting people with ADRD.9 A letter of invitation explaining the study and ways to participate will be mailed to zip codes adjacent to University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) through the United States Postal Service. Second, collaborating physicians (Drs. Hershey and Odenheimer) will refer appropriate candidates. Dr. Hershey, a neurologist specializing in dementia diagnosis and treatment with OUHSC, sees >200 people/year with various forms of dementia. Dr. Odenheimer, a neurologist with the VA sees 30 new patients/year with dementia and 45 unique return visits/year. Other forms of recruitment will include: media (e.g., campus emails, newspaper advertisements, websites, television news stories) and presentations at local chapters of the Alzheimer's Association support group. Previous recruitment has occurred primarily through media/presentations (60%) and physician recruitment (40%).
- Procedures: Figure 2 clearly outlines the manualized study procedures which are taught to the OT/OTA through a 40-hour certification course. Protocol preparation: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) includes a semi-structured interview that will assist the OT in facilitating family/participant chosen ADL, home management or leisure goals that support retention of personhood for the person with dementia. Goals chosen through the COPM are performed by the participant and assessed by the OT in order to develop measurable GAS outcomes. Each goal must have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. To enhance transfer of training to the caregivers, we will invite caregivers to watch the intervention daily and require hands-on training of the intervention one day/week. The intervention protocol incorporates important multi-component features of motor learning. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. For the intensive protocol, each hour of training will focus on 1 of 3 identified goals and will include 50 minutes of intervention and a 10 minute break. The less-intensive protocol is based on home health treatment protocols where patients are seen 1-2 days/week for one hour/day. In the less-intensive protocol, each of the 3 ADL goals will be practiced as many times as possible within 20 minutes of the scheduled hour. In both protocols, the OTA will employ errorless learning where the participant is prevented from making errors through scaffolded trainer guidance progressing from hand-over-hand training, provision of tactile and verbal cues and, if possible, no cues for errorless performance. Continuous verbal feedback will be provided to the participant initially and minimized as training progresses. Post-intervention, caregiver support for questions and problems interfering with continued practice is provided monthly until the 3-month follow-up.
- Statistical Methods A two-sided 0.05 alpha level will be used to define statistical significance. An intent-to-treat paradigm will be followed in which data from all randomized patients are analyzed to intervention assignment without regard to adherence or outcomes. Aim 1: Examine advantages to learning and retention of learning provided through receipt of the intensive STOMP protocol versus a less-intensive protocol. Plan: Changes in pre- and post-intervention (immediate and 90 day) GAS T-scores/COPM mean scores will be compared between intervention groups using a repeated measures ANOVA where time by intervention interaction term will be tested to determine if the estimated effect of the intervention program differs over the follow-up period. Analyses will be stratified by post-intervention time point if a significant interaction is found. Residual diagnostics will be created to assess adequacy of modeling assumptions. Non-parametric analyses will be used, focusing on 3-month differences, if ANOVA modeling assumptions are not satisfied. Aim 2: Examine sustained attention to task as a contributor to differential outcomes. Plan: Using data from the Sustained Attention to Task behavioral form (Sec.3f), we will tally the amount of time spent on each of 3 ADL goals over the 2 week intervention. Total minutes on task will be categorized by tertiles and plotted against change in GAS and COPM scores, both post-intervention and the 3-month follow-up.
- Study Timeline*
- Patient follow-up completed by month 23 to assure time for final data analysis.
- Data Management: Data capture, quality assurance, management, and processing will be consolidated through the use of the well-established Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) system.10 REDCap is a secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies, providing: 1) an intuitive interface for validated data entry; 2) audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures; 3) automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to common statistical packages; and 4) procedures for importing data from external sources. Online data capture forms will be created using REDCap, exported as pdf files, and printed for off-line use so that a hard copy will be available for data checks. REDCap will allow for multi-personnel access of project files and will be used by the PI, evaluators and trainer to capture data.
- POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES Three hours of intervention daily may result in fatigue, refusals and displays of negative behaviors. Due to the repetitive nature of STOMP, we have tallied the number of negative behaviors to include wandering, purposeless movement, verbal and physical outburst and mood-related verbalizations and have averaged <1/hour across 3 hours of treatment in both settings.1,2 We believe this success is in part due to 1) using licensed OT/OTAs; 2) training the interventionists through a manualized, STOMP protocol which includes the identification of behavioral signs with specific redirections for negative behaviors; and 3) engaging the presence of the caregiver. Recruitment for our home-based studies has proven to be more palatable to community-dwelling older adults than clinic-based. Based on our previous work, we believe that the 30 day phone calls have largely influenced our ability to retain 100% of our participants at 90-day post-intervention follow-up.
- HUMAN PARTICIPANT SAFETY The risk for participating in this study is similar to doing ADL tasks at home. Strict safety principles will be observed such as walking with a safety belt as deemed necessary. The benefits of participating in the study include assessment of deficits with an occupational therapist, receiving two weeks of free intervention, and provision of adaptive equipment that will support functional skills in the home. The investigators believe the benefits of participating outweigh the risks.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- Being tested
- STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)
- Keywords
- activities of daily living, massed practice, occupational therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)Behavioural
The STOMP intervention is a package including family-centered goals, task-specific training delivered through motor learning and errorless learning principles. It is unique in the use of massed practice (high-dosage) therapy.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive Protocol | Experimental | Participants in this group will receive the Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention 3 hours/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks. Participants will choose functional goals that have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. For the intensive protocol, each hour of training will focus on 1 of 3 identified goals and will include 50 minutes of intervention and a 10 minute break. Receives: Behavioral: STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) |
| Less-Intensive Protocol | Active comparator | Participants in this group will receive the Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention 1 hour/day, 2 days/week for 2 weeks. Participants will choose goals that have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. In the less-intensive protocol, each of the 3 ADL goals will be practiced as many times as possible within 20 minutes of the scheduled hour. Receives: Behavioral: STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
5 point Observation of Activities of Daily Living
The investigator observes ADL and then using an ordinal measure (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2), the
researcher breaks the patient goal into five possible scenarios where "0" equals the intended goal (determined after researcher observation); negative scores represent "much less" and "somewhat less" than the expected outcome and positive scores represent "somewhat more" and "much more" than expected outcome.
Measured: Baseline
Secondary outcomes (6)
Frequency of Behavioral Responses during the Trial
Sustained attention to task" is recorded during each intervention using a stopwatch. When a participant stops practicing the task for any reason and does not return to task within 30 seconds, the stopwatch is stopped and sustained attention for each unit of engaged time is recorded. In the end, the episodes of time on task for each day are tallied. "Number of repetitions" is recorded as repetitions occur and tallied to represent the number of repetitions completed for each task in each hour. Neuropsychiatric behaviors, such as verbal and physical aggression, are recorded as they occur on a 3rd behavior tracking form.
Measured: Daily for 2 weeks
10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
The caregiver or client identifies tasks that are most important and then reports performance and satisfaction with performance on each task on a scale of 1-10 (1=worst, 10=best).
Measured: Baseline
Change in 10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
The caregiver reports performance and satisfaction with performance on each task on a scale of 1-10 (1=worst, 10=best).
Measured: Post-intervention (within 72 hours)
Retention of 10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
The caregiver reports performance and satisfaction with performance on each task on a scale of 1-10 (1=worst, 10=best).
Measured: 90 days
Change in Observation of Activity of Daily Living
Status of observed Activity of daily living after intervention within 72 hours
Measured: Post-intervention (within 72 hours)
Retention of Observed Activity of Daily Living at 90 Days
Status of observed ADL using 5 point scale 90 days after the intervention is over
Measured: 90 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Feb 2015 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2014
- Primary completionNov 2016
- Study completionNov 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for DementiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of OklahomaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- VA Office of Research and Development, OU Medical Center, Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources, Alzheimer's Association
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Carrie A Ciro, PhD, OTR/L, Principal investigator, University of Oklahoma
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02356055
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 4648
- Acronym
- STOMP
- Status last verified
- Nov 2016
- First submitted
- 7 Oct 2014
- Last updated
- 21 Nov 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Ciro CA, Stoner J, Prodan C, Hershey L. Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention for activities of daily living: study protocol for a randomized, single blinded clinical trial. Clin Trials Degener Dis. 2016 Apr-Jun;1(2):45-50. doi: 10.4103/2468-5658.184743. Epub 2016 Jul 7.
PubMed 29071307
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Nov 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- High-dose Mass Practice Intervention to Reduce ADL Disability in Dementia
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02356055
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STOMP / 4648
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- Keywords
- activities of daily living, massed practice, occupational therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of OklahomaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- VA Office of Research and Development, OU Medical Center, Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources, Alzheimer's Association
- Study start
- Oct 2014
- Primary completion
- Nov 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Nov 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Feb 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
People with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias present with changes in how they think, move and emotionally respond to daily life situations. While type of dementia will dictate how severe certain symptoms are, all people with dementia will report a gradual change in how they function in daily life skills. Losing the ability to do daily life tasks, such as using a cell phone, balance a checkbook or get dressed in the morning signifies loss for both the person with dementia and their caregiver. Caregivers that assist with daily life tasks report more depression and anxiety, as well as a higher burden of care. People with dementia that lose the ability to perform daily tasks report more depression and decreased satisfaction with life. Despite gains in research, researchers are still missing important pieces that will improve rehabilitation interventions for improving daily life skills.
In order to address the needs of people with dementia, an intervention called Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) was developed by an occupational therapist. Our team proposes that improvement in daily life skills is possible under certain circumstances. First, the daily life task a person is addressing in rehabilitation should be personally-meaningful and should also be the task practiced in therapy which is called "task-oriented training". For example, a person that is having trouble making a sandwich should practice making a sandwich. Second, the investigators propose that people with dementia need a lot of "correct practice" so that the brain has time to "rewire" how to do the task correctly. Therefore, when patients practice tasks using STOMP, investigators do not allow our participants to make errors and patients practice for long periods of time. Investigators also incorporate and provide new technology into training such as medication reminder alarms and photo phones which allow you to dial a number by choosing a loved one's picture.
In this pilot study, the investigators want to look more closely at the how the amount of time you practice influences study outcomes. The investigators believe that the findings from this study will support our belief that more time in therapy is needed to enhance how someone with dementia learns.
Detailed description
- BACKGROUND: Progressive disability in activities of daily living (ADL) is inevitable for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Attempts to slow or prevent ADL disability have been unsuccessful despite making progress in behavioral training methods. Missing from this research is an emphasis on how investigators maximize a patient's engagement during training and the rigorous examination of implementation protocols (dosing and training methods) which may advantage learning in people with ADRD. Our team addressed this gap with the development of the STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) intervention which creates methods for obtaining ADL goals that support "personhood" and tests high-intensity protocols that appear to advantage learning as well as sustained learning over time. Through our first specific aim, the investigators will examine the learning and retention of learning advantages offered through receipt of an intensive versus less-intensive STOMP protocol. In our second aim,the investigators will examine sustained attention to task during training as a differential contributor to our outcomes.
- RESEARCH DESIGN/METHODS
- Design: Randomized-controlled trial over a two-week intervention period and a 3-month post-intervention follow-up period that will occur over 24 months. The investigators will employ block randomization where participants are randomized in blocks of randomly chosen sets of two or four, ultimately resulting in eight participants randomized to each group in the first year and a total of 16 participants assigned to each group by the end of 20 months. Two occupational therapists (OT), blinded to group assignment will complete baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up assessments. The treating occupational therapy assistant (OTA) will be given the group assignment by the PI after the baseline evaluation is complete.
- Recruitment: The investigators intend to recruit 32 participants (through assent) and legally-authorized representatives (through informed consent) employing a variety of methods. The primary recruitment strategy will be the use of direct mailing which has been successfully used by other teams recruiting people with ADRD.9 A letter of invitation explaining the study and ways to participate will be mailed to zip codes adjacent to University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) through the United States Postal Service. Second, collaborating physicians (Drs. Hershey and Odenheimer) will refer appropriate candidates. Dr. Hershey, a neurologist specializing in dementia diagnosis and treatment with OUHSC, sees >200 people/year with various forms of dementia. Dr. Odenheimer, a neurologist with the VA sees 30 new patients/year with dementia and 45 unique return visits/year. Other forms of recruitment will include: media (e.g., campus emails, newspaper advertisements, websites, television news stories) and presentations at local chapters of the Alzheimer's Association support group. Previous recruitment has occurred primarily through media/presentations (60%) and physician recruitment (40%).
- Procedures: Figure 2 clearly outlines the manualized study procedures which are taught to the OT/OTA through a 40-hour certification course. Protocol preparation: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) includes a semi-structured interview that will assist the OT in facilitating family/participant chosen ADL, home management or leisure goals that support retention of personhood for the person with dementia. Goals chosen through the COPM are performed by the participant and assessed by the OT in order to develop measurable GAS outcomes. Each goal must have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. To enhance transfer of training to the caregivers, we will invite caregivers to watch the intervention daily and require hands-on training of the intervention one day/week. The intervention protocol incorporates important multi-component features of motor learning. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. For the intensive protocol, each hour of training will focus on 1 of 3 identified goals and will include 50 minutes of intervention and a 10 minute break. The less-intensive protocol is based on home health treatment protocols where patients are seen 1-2 days/week for one hour/day. In the less-intensive protocol, each of the 3 ADL goals will be practiced as many times as possible within 20 minutes of the scheduled hour. In both protocols, the OTA will employ errorless learning where the participant is prevented from making errors through scaffolded trainer guidance progressing from hand-over-hand training, provision of tactile and verbal cues and, if possible, no cues for errorless performance. Continuous verbal feedback will be provided to the participant initially and minimized as training progresses. Post-intervention, caregiver support for questions and problems interfering with continued practice is provided monthly until the 3-month follow-up.
- Statistical Methods A two-sided 0.05 alpha level will be used to define statistical significance. An intent-to-treat paradigm will be followed in which data from all randomized patients are analyzed to intervention assignment without regard to adherence or outcomes. Aim 1: Examine advantages to learning and retention of learning provided through receipt of the intensive STOMP protocol versus a less-intensive protocol. Plan: Changes in pre- and post-intervention (immediate and 90 day) GAS T-scores/COPM mean scores will be compared between intervention groups using a repeated measures ANOVA where time by intervention interaction term will be tested to determine if the estimated effect of the intervention program differs over the follow-up period. Analyses will be stratified by post-intervention time point if a significant interaction is found. Residual diagnostics will be created to assess adequacy of modeling assumptions. Non-parametric analyses will be used, focusing on 3-month differences, if ANOVA modeling assumptions are not satisfied. Aim 2: Examine sustained attention to task as a contributor to differential outcomes. Plan: Using data from the Sustained Attention to Task behavioral form (Sec.3f), we will tally the amount of time spent on each of 3 ADL goals over the 2 week intervention. Total minutes on task will be categorized by tertiles and plotted against change in GAS and COPM scores, both post-intervention and the 3-month follow-up.
- Study Timeline*
- Patient follow-up completed by month 23 to assure time for final data analysis.
- Data Management: Data capture, quality assurance, management, and processing will be consolidated through the use of the well-established Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) system.10 REDCap is a secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies, providing: 1) an intuitive interface for validated data entry; 2) audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures; 3) automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to common statistical packages; and 4) procedures for importing data from external sources. Online data capture forms will be created using REDCap, exported as pdf files, and printed for off-line use so that a hard copy will be available for data checks. REDCap will allow for multi-personnel access of project files and will be used by the PI, evaluators and trainer to capture data.
- POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES Three hours of intervention daily may result in fatigue, refusals and displays of negative behaviors. Due to the repetitive nature of STOMP, we have tallied the number of negative behaviors to include wandering, purposeless movement, verbal and physical outburst and mood-related verbalizations and have averaged <1/hour across 3 hours of treatment in both settings.1,2 We believe this success is in part due to 1) using licensed OT/OTAs; 2) training the interventionists through a manualized, STOMP protocol which includes the identification of behavioral signs with specific redirections for negative behaviors; and 3) engaging the presence of the caregiver. Recruitment for our home-based studies has proven to be more palatable to community-dwelling older adults than clinic-based. Based on our previous work, we believe that the 30 day phone calls have largely influenced our ability to retain 100% of our participants at 90-day post-intervention follow-up.
- HUMAN PARTICIPANT SAFETY The risk for participating in this study is similar to doing ADL tasks at home. Strict safety principles will be observed such as walking with a safety belt as deemed necessary. The benefits of participating in the study include assessment of deficits with an occupational therapist, receiving two weeks of free intervention, and provision of adaptive equipment that will support functional skills in the home. The investigators believe the benefits of participating outweigh the risks.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive Protocol | Experimental | Behavioral: STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)Participants in this group will receive the Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention 3 hours/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks. Participants will choose functional goals that have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. For the intensive protocol, each hour of training will focus on 1 of 3 identified goals and will include 50 minutes of intervention and a 10 minute break. |
| Less-Intensive Protocol | Active comparator | Behavioral: STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)Participants in this group will receive the Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention 1 hour/day, 2 days/week for 2 weeks. Participants will choose goals that have an identifiable beginning and concluding step for creation of "practice-able" steps for task-oriented training. Practice-able steps will embed both task modifications and assistive technology determined by the OT to support performance and will be situated contextually within the participant's habits and environment. Each group will practice the task as many times as possible during their allotted time in training. In the less-intensive protocol, each of the 3 ADL goals will be practiced as many times as possible within 20 minutes of the scheduled hour. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 50 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Lives in the community and speaks English
- adult aged 50-90 years old
- lives with someone who can provide consent to be in the study
- diagnosed with some form of dementia
- cognitive score on the Mini-Mental Status Examination score >10 but ≤25
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dementia, delirium or a progressive neurological condition such as Parkinson's disease
- receptive or global aphasia
- uncorrected vision/hearing
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice)The STOMP intervention is a package including family-centered goals, task-specific training delivered through motor learning and errorless learning principles. It is unique in the use of massed practice (high-dosage) therapy. | Behavioural | Intensive Protocol, Less-Intensive Protocol |
Primary outcome
5 point Observation of Activities of Daily Living
Time frame: Baseline
The investigator observes ADL and then using an ordinal measure (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2), the researcher breaks the patient goal into five possible scenarios where "0" equals the intended goal (determined after researcher observation); negative scores represent "much less" and "somewhat less" than the expected outcome and positive scores represent "somewhat more" and "much more" than expected outcome.
6 secondary outcomes
Frequency of Behavioral Responses during the Trial
Time frame: Daily for 2 weeks
10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
Time frame: Baseline
Change in 10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
Time frame: Post-intervention (within 72 hours)
Retention of 10 point Caregiver Perception of Activity of Daily Living Performance and Satisfaction with Performance
Time frame: 90 days
Change in Observation of Activity of Daily Living
Time frame: Post-intervention (within 72 hours)
Retention of Observed Activity of Daily Living at 90 Days
Time frame: 90 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Nov 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29071307Ciro CA, Stoner J, Prodan C, Hershey L. Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice (STOMP) intervention for activities of daily living: study protocol for a randomized, single blinded clinical trial. Clin Trials Degener Dis. 2016 Apr-Jun;1(2):45-50. doi: 10.4103/2468-5658.184743. Epub 2016 Jul 7.
- OU Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, PI WebsiteLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Carrie A Ciro, PhD, OTR/L principal investigator
University of Oklahoma
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing STOMP (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) in people with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, run by University of Oklahoma.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
5 point Observation of Activities of Daily Living (time frame: Baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02356055, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Nov 2016.