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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Objectives To determine whether individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation (CR) improves everyday functioning for people with mild-to-moderate dementia. Design and methods Parallel group multicentre single-blind randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing CR added to usual treatment (CR) with usual treatment alone (TAU) for people with an ICD-10 diagnosis of Alzheimer, vascular or mixed dementia, and mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score ≥ 18), and with a family member willing to contribute. Participants allocated to CR received 10 weekly sessions over 3 months and four maintenance sessions over 6 months.

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APA 7th

Clare, L., Kudlicka, A., Oyebode, JR., Jones, R. W., Bayer, A., Leroi, I., et al. (2019). Individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early-stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial). International journal of geriatric psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5076

Vancouver

Clare L, Kudlicka A, Oyebode JR, Jones RW, Bayer A, Leroi I, et al. Individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early-stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial). International journal of geriatric psychiatry. 2019. doi:10.1002/gps.5076. PMID: 30724405.

BibTeX

@article{clare2019-30724405,
  author  = {Clare, L. and Kudlicka, A. and Oyebode, JR. and Jones, R. W. and Bayer, A. and Leroi, I. and Kopelman, M. and James, I. A. and others},
  title   = {{Individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early-stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial)}},
  journal = {International journal of geriatric psychiatry},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1002/gps.5076},
  pmid    = {30724405},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5076}
}

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Key findings

Design and methods Parallel group multicentre single-blind randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing CR added to usual treatment (CR) with usual treatment alone (TAU) for people with an ICD-10 diagnosis of Alzheimer, vascular or mixed dementia, and mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score ≥ 18), and with a family member willing to contribute.
Participants allocated to CR received 10 weekly sessions over 3 months and four maintenance sessions over 6 months.
Participants were followed up 3 and 9 months post randomisation by blinded researchers.
The primary outcome was self-reported goal attainment at 3 months.

Why it matters

This randomised controlled trial tested individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation added to usual treatment for people with mild-to-moderate dementia. It is a trial of a support programme for everyday functioning, not a treatment that cures or prevents Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Study designrandomized controlled trial
Participants475
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 72/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International journal of geriatric psychiatry)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: journal h-index 190 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	11 / 12	A randomised controlled trial
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	2 / 5	2019 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	475 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	2 / 2	Randomised and blinded or placebo-controlled (as stated in the record)
Times cited	5 / 7	Cited 155 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	17.2 citations a year over 9 year(s) since 2019
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 13.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	2 / 6	Cited by 5 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 60 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author Bob T. Woods: h-index 85 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	King's College London: institution h-index 1,348 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	3 / 3	OpenAlex lists 13 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 30724405)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	72 / 100	—

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