Effective Strategies for Dementia Care

Dementia Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Testing Three Interventions for Clinical Effectiveness in Long Term Care Residents With Dementia: Snoezelen, Structured Reminiscence Therapy, 10-minutes Activation. A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00653731
• Other study ID #: PfVMS-T6
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 2, 2008
• Last updated: August 30, 2011
• Start date: February 2008
• Est. completion date: January 2010

Study information

• Verified date: August 2011
• Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the interventions of Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation are effective to reduce apathy in long term care residents with dementia.

Description:

Design:

Cluster-randomized controlled trial with 20 nursing homes in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 327
• Est. completion date: January 2010
• Est. primary completion date: January 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dementia

• Informed consent by legal guardian

• MMSE = 24

Exclusion Criteria:

• Korsakoff's syndrome

• Age = 55 years

• Cognitive impairment other cause than dementia

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognition Disorders
• Cognitive Impairment
• Dementia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Snoezelen ©
Nursing individual intervention one time a week for 20 minutes
• structured reminiscence therapy
Individual nursing intervention: one time a week 20 minutes
• 10-minutes activation
Individual nursing intervention: two times a week for 10 minutes
• Unstructured verbal communication
Individual nursing intervention: one time a week for 20 minutes

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg	Halle	SAN

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg	German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)		12 months	No
Secondary	Neuropsychiatric Inventory (Cummings 1997)		3, 6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)		3 and 6 months	No
Secondary	Staff Observation Aggression Scale (Nijman et al. 1997)		3,6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Nottingham Health Profile (Bureau-Chalot et al. 2002) staff-related measurement		6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	Smiley Analogue Scale for Well-Being		3, 6 and 12 months	No
Secondary	PASTA (Zimber 2001) staff-related measurement		6 and 12 months	No

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