Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
- Estimated Enrollment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- can sit for at least 50 mins.
- able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
- able to understand short sentences
- ...
- can sit for at least 50 mins.
- able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
- able to understand short sentences
- been diagnosed with dementia (all stages) or MMSE below 23 for high school educated and 17 for less than high school education
Exclusion Criteria
- no hospitalization within the past two weeks
- not under severe acute illness
- no psychiatric disorders.
- no hospitalization within the past two weeks
- not under severe acute illness
- no psychiatric disorders.
Summary
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Type
- Interventional
- Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Single (Care Provider)
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 65 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
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 functi...
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.
Inclusion Criteria
- can sit for at least 50 mins.
- able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
- able to understand short sentences
- ...
- can sit for at least 50 mins.
- able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
- able to understand short sentences
- been diagnosed with dementia (all stages) or MMSE below 23 for high school educated and 17 for less than high school education
Exclusion Criteria
- no hospitalization within the past two weeks
- not under severe acute illness
- no psychiatric disorders.
- no hospitalization within the past two weeks
- not under severe acute illness
- no psychiatric disorders.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02126059
- Collaborators
- National Science Council, Taiwan
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jing-Jy Wang, PhD National Cheng Kung University
- Jing-Jy Wang, PhD National Cheng Kung University
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