Montessori-Based Activities for Elderly Persons With Dementia

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Programming for Dementia: Maximizing Abilities

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00079651
• Other study ID #: R21MH063395
• Secondary ID: R21MH063395DATR
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• First received: March 10, 2004
• Last updated: November 21, 2013
• Start date: December 2002
• Est. completion date: July 2005

Study information

• Verified date: November 2013
• Source: Menorah Park
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will determine whether montessori-based activities can help older adults with dementia become more responsive to others.

Description:

Studies have shown that Montessori-based activities, which focus on developing an individual's unique abilities, are effective in increasing engagement between nursing home residents with dementia and their caregivers. This study will determine whether the positive effects of Montessori-based programming can be replicated in adult day care, assisted living, and nursing homes. Results from this study will be used to create training materials to help staff in different settings implement the intervention within existing schedules, staffing, and programming routines.

This study will be conducted in two phases. During Phase I, participants with mild dementia will be trained to become small group leaders for Montessori-based activities. In Phase II, newly-trained participants will use their skills to assist others. Assessments will be made throughout the study. Participants' engagement with the environment and caregiver burden and satisfaction will be assessed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: July 2005
• Est. primary completion date: April 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of dementia

• Living in or attending programs at participating sites

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical conditions that would interfere with study participation

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Montessori-based dementia programming

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mandel Adult Day Program	Beachwood	Ohio
United States	Stone Gardens	Beachwood	Ohio
United States	Eliza Bryant Village	Cleveland	Ohio
United States	Jennings Center for Older Adults	Cleveland	Ohio
United States	The Greens Adult Living Communities	Lyndhurst	Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Menorah Park	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

External Links

•   Click here to contact Myers Research Institute regarding this study