Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research
The Health Effects of Cognitive Stimulation, Reminiscence, and Aroma-massage Complementary Interventions on Different Behavior Patterns of Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2014
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 21, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 29, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2015
CompletedFebruary 17, 2016
February 1, 2016
1.5 years
April 21, 2014
February 14, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
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.
2 years
Secondary Outcomes (1)
quality of life
2 years
Study Arms (4)
Cognitive stimulation
EXPERIMENTALOne cognitive stimulation session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 50 minutes, totally 10 session topics related to cognitive stimulation.
Aroma-massage
EXPERIMENTALOne hand and shoulder massage session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 30 minutes, totally 10 session massage.
reminiscence
EXPERIMENTALOne reminiscence session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 50 minutes, totally 10 session topics related to reminiscence.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONControl group remain regular activities
Interventions
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.
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.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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.
You may not qualify if:
- no hospitalization within the past two weeks
- not under severe acute illness
- no psychiatric disorders.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
National Cheng Kung University Dementia center
Tainan, 701, Taiwan
Related Publications (1)
Ball EL, Owen-Booth B, Gray A, Shenkin SD, Hewitt J, McCleery J. Aromatherapy for dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Aug 19;8(8):CD003150. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003150.pub3.
PMID: 32813272DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jing-Jy Wang, PhD
National Cheng Kung University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 21, 2014
First Posted
April 29, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
July 1, 2015
Study Completion
July 1, 2015
Last Updated
February 17, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-02