Quality of Life for Geriatric Patients. Clinical Trial
— ESAQoGeOfficial title:
Quality of Life and Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunology Pathway of Geriatric Patients: A Trial of Autosuggestion
Verified date | October 2012 |
Source | Indonesia University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Indonesia: University of Indonesia |
Study type | Interventional |
The objective is to analyze the efficacy of autosuggestion for geriatric patients's quality
of life and its impact to psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune pathways. The primary outcome is
quality of life.
The hypothesis of this study is that autosuggestion will increase geriatric patient's
quality of life based on its impact to psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune pathways.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 51 |
Est. completion date | February 2012 |
Est. primary completion date | May 2011 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 60 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Age: = 60 years old with multipathology, inpatients - Not in steroid therapy - Could communicate (Karnofsky score: 40% or Zubrod/WHO score: 3) - Cooperative - Willing to go through all of the research steps. Exclusion Criteria: - Stroke - Multiple Sclerosis - Brain Tumour - Using Pace maker |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Indonesia | Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital | Jakarta | DKI Jakarta |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Indonesia University |
Indonesia,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Quality of Life | Measured by COOP chart | 30 days | No |
Secondary | Serum Cortisol (ng/mL) | Change from baseline in Serum Cortisol concentration (ng/mL) measured by Radioimmunoassay method at 08.00-09.00 am. | 30 days | No |
Secondary | Interleukin-2 (pg/mL) | Change from baseline in Interleukin-2 concentration (pg/mL) measured by ELISA method at 08.00-09.00 am. | 30 days | No |
Secondary | Interleukin-6 (pg/mL) | Change from baseline in Interleukin-6 concentration(pg/mL) measured by ELISA method at 08.00-09.00 am. | 30 days | No |
Secondary | Interferon Gamma (pg/mL) | Change from baseline in Interferon Gamma concentration (pg/mL) measured by ELISA method at 08.00-09.00 am. | 30 days | No |
Secondary | N Acetyl Aspartat/ creatine ratio in limbic and paralimbic system (amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, temporal lobe, accumbens nuclei, prefrontal cortex) | Ratio change from baseline by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. | 30 days | No |