Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Intervention 'Viamigo' for People With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers: A Single-arm Trial to Evaluate the Feasibility and Preliminary Participant Responses

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mobile application 'Viamigo' among people with dementia living in the community and their informal caregivers. Viamigo aims to support the independent out-of-home mobility of the user and to reduce informal caregiver's burden by teaching users a known individual route, which they can accomplish independently while being monitored by an informal caregiver. Although Viamigo was initially developed for persons with intellectual disabilities, it is expected that it can also support and improve out-of-home mobility and thereby the social participation of people with dementia. The design of the study is a mixed methods single-arm pre-post design with a baseline assessment, a 3-month intervention period, and a post-intervention assessment. Dyads (n=24) of people with mild to moderate dementia living in the community and their informal caregivers will use the mobile application for 3 months. The main study parameter is the feasibility of the Viamigo intervention for people with dementia and their informal caregivers. Secondary study parameters for people with dementia include out-of-home mobility and social participation. Secondary study parameters for informal caregivers include quality of life, caregiver burden, and gains in dementia caregiving.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Capacity to give informed consent;

• Diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia as evaluated by a healthcare professional and as reported by the person with dementia and the informal caregiver (by asking when and where the person has been diagnosed and by who);

• Living in the community (alone or with family/roommate(s)/friends);

• Taking part in social activities outside the home;

• Availability of an informal caregiver who is interested to take part in this study;

• Having an Android smartphone, as the Viamigo application to be used by the person with dementia is currently exclusively available for Android.

• Family caregiver of participant diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia;

• Aged 18+;

• Having at least weekly contact with the person with dementia;

• Having an Android or Apple smartphone and laptop/computer.

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Maastricht University
RECRUITING
Maastricht
Contact Information
Primary
Pascale Heins, MSc
p.heins@maastrichtuniversity.nl
0031433881022
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 48
Treatments
Experimental: Viamigo intervention
All eligible and consenting dyads will be asked to participate in the Viamigo intervention (mobile application), consisting of three main components: (1) a face-to-face technology training session of 60 minutes, (2) a 3-month period of using the Viamigo intervention with support phone calls of approximately 5 minutes by the coordinating investigator once every two weeks, and (3) an evaluation phone call of 5-10 minutes.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Maastricht University Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov