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NCT Number: NCT02126059

Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research

Cognitive function, behavioral and psychological symptoms, and quality of life will improve after administration of cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy in patients with dementia.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Behavior Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Cheng Kung University Dementia center

Tainan, 701, Taiwan

About this study

This study will base on the pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, to verify and compare the effectiveness of the three non-pharmacological complementary interventions, cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy on patients' cognitive function, behavior and psychological symptoms, and quality of life.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • been diagnosed with dementia (all stages) or MMSE below 23 for high school educated and 17 for less than high school education
  • able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
  • able to understand short sentences
  • can sit for at least 50 mins.

Exclusion criteria

  • no hospitalization within the past two weeks
  • not under severe acute illness
  • no psychiatric disorders.

Treatment and study plan

Reminiscence

Behavioral

The 10 session topics include "Happy to seeing you", "Childhood stories", "Food flavor", "Our old songs", "Festival", "My family", "My Carrier", "Unforgettable events", "My home", and "My award".

small group intervention (8-12 per group), expected total number of group is 5.

Other names: Reminiscence complementary therapy

Cognitive stimulation

Behavioral

The 10 session topics include "psycial activities", "sound", "face", "food", "word association", "number and games", "being creative", "categorizing objects", "orientation", and "team qiuz".

small group intervention (8-12 per group), total number of group is 5.

Aroma-massage

Behavioral

Researcher will conduct hand and arm massage to a patient, once a week, each time session for 30 mins with natural tested and safe aroma-essential oil.

Primary outcomes

  1. behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

    Time frame: 2 years

    To examine if patients' behavioral and psychological symptoms decrease after the intervention.

    Chinese version of Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) will be used to measure this outcome.

    Data will be analyzed through GLM repeated measure-GEE.

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality of life

    Time frame: 2 years

    To examine if patients' quality of life improve after the intervention. WHO Quality of Life-brief Taiwanese version (WHOQOL-BREF) will be used to measure this outcome.

    Data will be analyzed through GLM-repeated measure-GEE.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

Registry information

Official study title

The Health Effects of Cognitive Stimulation, Reminiscence, and Aroma-massage Complementary Interventions on Different Behavior Patterns of Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Apr 29, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 17, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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