NCT03462485

Pilot Study of the Effects of Playing Golf on People With Dementia

Status unknown NA Last updated 11 October 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Golf in Dementia in 24 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

30 September 2018

Primary endpoint
31 March 2019

31 July 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Bedfordshire
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	crossover
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	24
Start date	30 September 2018
Primary completion	31 March 2019
Estimated completion	31 July 2019
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• Golf

Conditions studied

• Dementia — all drugs for Dementia →

Sponsor

University of Bedfordshire

Who can join

40 and older, any sex, with Dementia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The research question for this study is whether golf is a suitable physical activity for people with dementia (PWD). It follows a qualitative pilot study in Lincoln where PWD enjoyed the activity and caregivers appreciated the service. Golf combines many desirable elements in a physical activity programme that include being outdoors, social, cognitively challenging, no reaction-time component, and being a typical everyday activity. The length of time that golf sessions last could also offer a potential respite from care for caregivers.

Participants will be people with dementia and their caregivers. Eligibility criteria will include having been clinically diagnosed with dementia, being able to stand on one leg for at least six seconds to ensure participants are able to balance sufficiently well to be able to play golf. The study will be undertaken at The London Shire Golf Club, with the golf training provided by the Golf Trust, which is a charitable foundation experienced in providing golf training to people with a range of different disabilities.

The randomised controlled trial study will last 16 weeks, with a partial crossover design. The experimental group with have two eight-week periods of golf while the control group will have eight weeks without golf, then the golf intervention. There will be two 150-min sessions each week, starting with 30 minutes socialising, then 90 minutes playing golf, then 30 minutes socialising. The golf sessions will progress from putting, to chipping, and then a full swing, with sessions taking place on a nine-hole golf course. Participants will be evaluated before and after each eight-week period for physical function, physical activity level, cognitive function, and quality of life. Their caregivers will also provide information related to the PWD in terms of quality of life and psychopathology in dementia, as well as their own quality of life.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.