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

NCT07086261 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 202501EM036
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Spaced Retrieval Training; Water, drinking; Memory; Fluid intake

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Cognitive function (CASI)

  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.

  10-20minute

• Daily water intake and Drinking Problem Behavior

  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"

  From intervention to end of 8 weeks

• Distress of caregivers in day care centers

  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.

  From intervention to end of 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention of timed retrieval training program to implement relevant water drinking training

Other: Spaced Retrieval Training

Drink water as usual

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

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.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taoyuan Branch, Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

Taoyuan District, 330, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 27307717 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 27142469 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 24444172 BACKGROUND

• Wu HS, Lin LC, Su SC, Wu SC. The effects of spaced retrieval combined with errorless learning in institutionalized elders with dementia: recall performance, cognitive status, and food intake. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2014 Oct-Dec;28(4):333-9. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000028.

  PMID: 24632986 BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2025
• First Posted: July 25, 2025
• Study Start: August 6, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: November 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF, CSR

Locations

TW (1)