Effects of Cognitive Stimulation in Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Mild Cognitive Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of a Cognitive Stimulation Program on Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in People Older Than 70 Years With Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04663256
• Other study ID #: University of Jaén_2020
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 11, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 12, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: University of Jaén
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Mild cognitive impairment is becoming one of the most common cynical manifestations that affect older people. That is why there is a need to investigate non-pharmacological interventions that help to improve or maintain this problem.

Description:

Each week for 12 weeks, GE participants will attend three 60-minute sessions of cognitive exercises. Each session is divided into 10 minutes of memory practice, which includes short-term and long-term memory; 10 minutes of language skills, including vocabulary, comprehension, reading and writing exercises; 10 minutes of calculation, in which arithmetic, similar and different operations are carried out; 10 minutes of praxis and gnosis where drawing and recognition and auditory, tactile, spatial, visual attention were promoted; 10 minutes of orientation where knowledge of space, person and place is developed; and 10 minutes of executive functions in which exercises of organization, planning and problem solving are worked.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 85
• Est. completion date: April 12, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 5, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 70 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• With or without dependency to move.
• People who show mild cognitive impairment.
• That they were able to carry out the different selected questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People with visual deficit.
• People already enrolled in a cognitive program.
• Score between 24 and 10 in the Mini Cognitive Exam (MEC).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Older People

Intervention

Other:
• Cognitive stimulation group
Each week for 12 weeks, GE participants attend three 60-minute sessions of cognitive exercises.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	U.E.D. Virgen de la Capilla	Jaén

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jaén

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	MMSE (mini-mental state examination)	A tool that can be used to systematically and thoroughly assess mental status.	Baseline-8 weeks
Primary	Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale Adjetivo 1 relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare. a geriatric hospital Sustantivo 1 an old person, especially one receiving special care. a rest home for geriatrics.	Hetero-administered questionnaire used to detect depression in people over 65 years of age.	Baseline-8 weeks
Primary	Hamilton Scale for Anxiety.	Hetero-administered scale used for the detection of anxiety, exploring the interruption of the emotional continum and subjective feelings of tension, restlessness or nervousness.	Baseline-8 weeks
Primary	SF-36 (The Short Form-36 Health Survey)	Used extensively for assessing health-related quality of life.	Baseline-8 weeks