Feasibility of Community Occupational Therapy for Dementia (COT-D)

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for People Living With Dementia:
* Clinical diagnosis of dementia.
* Mild to moderate dementia, corresponding to Global Deterioration Scale stages 4 or 5.
* Living in the community and not residing in a long-term care facility.
* Able to participate in individual and group sessions lasting approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
* Able to attend the community-based sessions with available support when needed.
* Able to provide informed consent or having a legally authorized representative who can provide consent in accordance with applicable regulations.
* Having a primary caregiver who meets the caregiver eligibility criteria.
Inclusion Criteria for Caregivers:
* Age 18 years or older.
* Identified as the primary caregiver of the participating person with dementia.
* Provides regular assistance or support in everyday life.
* Willing to participate in study assessments and the caregiver components of the intervention.
* Able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria for People Living with Dementia:
* Severe behavioral or psychological symptoms that prevent safe participation.
* Acute or unstable medical or psychiatric condition that may interfere with participation.
* Severe uncorrected sensory or communication impairment that prevents participation despite reasonable accommodations.
* Concurrent participation in another intervention study likely to affect the study outcomes.
* Inability of the participant to complete the essential study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria for Caregivers:
- Inability to complete the essential study procedures required by the intervention or assessment protocol.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2026-10-30