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NCT Number: NCT07086261

Using SRT to Improve The Drinking Problem Behavior of Elderly People With Dementia During The Care of Day Care

Objective: To explore the effects of intermittent retrieval training on cognitive function, daily water intake, body weight, total body water, drinking problem behaviors in day care centers, and caregiver distress in day care centers for elderly people with dementia.

Methods: This study adopted a quasi-experimental research design with two groups of pre- and post-tests. The sample was recruited by convenient sampling. The experimental group was intervened with the intermittent retrieval training program to perform relevant drinking training, 40 minutes each time, 3 times a week, for a total of 8 weeks of intervention measures, while the control group was carried out with routine care for general drinking. Both groups collected pre-test data before the intermittent retrieval training intervention program in the first week, and conducted post-test data tracking and analysis in the 4th and 8th weeks after the intervention activities. The research tools included basic attribute data sheet, Chinese version of cognitive ability screening test (CASI), daily water intake, average daily water intake and drinking problem behaviors in the past week, body fat scale for measuring weight and total body water content, and day care center caregiver burden assessment scale. It is expected that this research intervention measure can improve the behavior of elderly people with dementia to drink water independently.

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Key information

Conditions

Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Taoyuan Branch, Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan

About this study

Background: Elderly people with dementia have impaired semantic and episodic memory, which significantly affects the difficulties of caregivers in day care centers and the burden of primary caregivers. During their internship in nursing care for the elderly at graduate school, researchers found that many elderly people with dementia have drinking problems. Some elderly people did not drink enough water, which caused their skin to be dry and flaky. They also forgot to replenish water after many dynamic activities in the course, which caused them to sweat too much. Many female elderly people also suffered from urinary tract infections. Therefore, if a training program can be designed for each elderly person to use time retrieval training as drinking behavior training, it will not only improve the memory of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia, but also enhance the training of the elderly in daily life functions, so as to increase the daily water intake to improve the physical burden and the occurrence of diseases and the burden on day care centers or family caregivers.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Elderly people with dementia aged 65 years or above who are receiving care in day care centers.
  • Clear consciousness and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
  • Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR) should be 1-2 points.
  • Brain Health Test (BHT) should be less than 9 points.
  • Pass the SRT training screening test, indicating that the trainer's name can be remembered for 20-30 seconds.
  • Agree to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) after evaluation by psychiatrists.
  • Patients with chronic heart disease and renal failure.
  • Patients with upper and lower limb dysfunction.
  • Patients with hearing impairment and dysphagia.

Treatment and study plan

Spaced Retrieval Training

Other

This study adopted a quasi-experimental research design with two groups of pre- and post-tests. The sample was recruited by convenient sampling. The experimental group used the time extraction training program to intervene and perform relevant water drinking training, 40 minutes each time, 3 times a week, for a total of 8 weeks of intervention measures, while the control group used routine care for general water drinking. Both groups collected pre-test data before the time extraction training intervention program activities in the first week, and conducted post-test data tracking and analysis in the 4th and 8th weeks after the intervention activities.

Primary outcomes

  1. Cognitive function (CASI)

    Time frame: 10-20minute

    Total number of questions: 25, The higher the score, the better, with a full score of 100, indicating better cognitive function. Taking high school graduates as an example, a score of 82 or more is considered normal, 78-81 is suspected of mild cognitive impairment, and less than 77 is considered suspected of dementia.

  2. Daily water intake and Drinking Problem Behavior

    Time frame: From intervention to end of 8 weeks

    Calculate the water requirement of the elderly according to the recommended daily water requirement per person by multiplying 30 mL per kilogram of body weight (e.g., if the elderly weigh 60 kg, 60 kg × 30 ml = 1800 ml, 1800 ml/day). While the elderly are at the day care center, researchers and staff will monitor their water intake. When they return home from the center, researchers will give each person a 600ml bottle of mineral water (the bottle will be marked with the total amount of water the elderly need to drink in a day). Elderly people are asked to take it home, and family members are asked to help monitor the elderly's water intake at home. Family members are asked to deduct the amount of water they drink and record the remaining amount of water in the "Elderly Drinking Water Good Health Plan Water Drinking Registration Form"and"Daily Water Intake Registration Form for Elderly People"

  3. Distress of caregivers in day care centers

    Time frame: From intervention to end of 8 weeks

    There are 10 questions in total, used in the questionnaire on the concerns of caregivers about drinking water problems of elderly people with dementia.The scale is a Likert scale with a 0-4 point scale, with a total of 40 points.The higher the score, the more trouble the caregiver has with the subject's drinking behavior.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Using Spaced Retrieval Training to Improve The Drinking Problem Behavior of Elderly People With Dementia During The Care of Day Care Centers in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 25, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 28, 2025

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