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Trial reportAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Co-designed films to reduce care burden in India: The Moving Pictures pilot trial.

Bianca Brijnath, Rachita Rao, Mathew Varghese, Josefine Antoniades, Upasana Baruah, Parneet Sethi, Claudia Cooper, Briony Dow, Mike Kent, Binukumar Bhaskarapillai and 1 more

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Trial report in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Co-designed films to reduce care burden in India: The Moving Pictures pilot trial.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Bianca BrijnathSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Rachita RaoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Mathew VargheseDepartment of Psychiatry, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Josefine AntoniadesSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Upasana BaruahDivision of Social Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Parneet SethiMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Claudia CooperWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Briony DowDivision of Social Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Mike KentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.
Binukumar BhaskarapillaiDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Santosh LoganathanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Funding

Alzheimer's Association AARG-20-681419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEvidence for digital dementia care interventions is limited in low-and middle-income countries. We co-designed 10 short films on dementia care with Indian family carers and clinicians and tested their feasibility and effect on family carers' distress, mood, and quality of life.

methodsIn a single-blind, online pilot randomized clinical trial, adult carers across India were randomized 1:1 to intervention or waitlist. Feasibility was defined as >70% consent and >80% retention at 3 and 6 months. Outcomes included distress, mood, and quality of life.

resultsOf 58 carers expressing interest, 50 (86%) were randomized, and 43 (86%) and 45 (90%) completed 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Intervention participants viewed the films for an average of 1.3 h. No significant differences between intervention and control were seen at 6 months. DISCUSSION: Co-designed, multilingual films are feasible and low cost but do not improve carers' distress, mood, or quality of life. These films may support carers in other ways.

trial registrationClinical Trials Registry India, CTRI/2021/01/030403 HIGHLIGHTS: Ten multilingual short films were co-designed for dementia carers in India. A pilot RCT was conducted for feasibility and films' effect on burden, mood, and quality of life. Fifty carers joined, 43 (86%) at 3 months and 44 (88%) at 6 months; the average viewing time was 1.3 h. No statistically significant group differences were observed, but a small benefit trend in the intervention group was noted.

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CaregiversCost of IllnessDementiaMotion PicturesQuality of LifeAdultAffectAgedFemaleHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSingle-Blind Methoddementia carediversityethnicityfilmIndiamultilingualtrial

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PMID40755122
PMCPMC12319234

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