Morris, Lydia and Sylvestre, Yvonne and Sutton, Christopher Julian (2025) Dataset: Empowered Conversations feasibility trial. [DataSet]

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Objectives: The primary objective of this UK-based trial was to investigate the feasibility of conducting a multi-centre randomised controlled evaluation trial of Empowered Conversations (EC). EC is a 6-session group psychosocial intervention for family / informal care partners of people living with dementia.

Methods: The feasibility trial used a pragmatic data-collector blind parallel two-group RCT design with two arms (EC intervention plus treatment as usual, and treatment as usual waitlist control). There was a 2:1 allocation in favour of the EC arm. Participants completed baseline outcome measures including measures of their psychological health, quality of life and service use. These were repeated after six-months.

Results: Seventy-five care partners were recruited. The average number of people randomised per month was 8.9, consistent with the pre-specified average recruitment rate of 6 to 10 carers per month sufficient for proceeding to a multi-centre trial. A total of 58 (77%) participants were retained at 6 months follow up meeting the amber stop-go criterion (65%–<80%; green ≥80% retention).

Conclusion: The trial indicated feasibility of progressing to an evaluation trial of EC. Recruitment was a sufficient level for a multi-centre trial across three proposed sites. Retention to follow-up was close to the green criterion, and ways of increasing retention in the evaluation trial have been identified.

Research / Data Type:	Collection - various types
Keywords:	Dementia; Communication -- Psychological aspects; Caregivers; Carers of people with dementia; Psychosocial intervention; psychoeducational interventions; multicomponent intervention programs
Research Institutes:	Lancashire’s Institute For Applied HEalth & Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange (LIFE)
Depositing User:	Christopher Waddington
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 11:59
Revision:	7
URI:	https://data.lancashire.ac.uk/id/eprint/689
Additional details Additional details Creators: Creators Email ORCID Morris, Lydia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sylvestre, Yvonne UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sutton, Christopher Julian CJSutton3@lancashire.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-1318 Schools: Applied Health Research Hub* > Lancashire Clinical Trials Unit* Date: 30 April 2025 Date type: Publication Keywords: Dementia; Communication -- Psychological aspects; Caregivers; Carers of people with dementia; Psychosocial intervention; psychoeducational interventions; multicomponent intervention programs Projects: Grant Number Funder Name Funder ID NIHR201093 National Institute for Health Research http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272 Status: Published Publisher: Figshare Contact email address: rdmsupport@lancashire.ac.uk Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026 11:59

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