Effective Strategies for Dementia Care

NCT ID: NCT00653731

Last Updated: 2011-08-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

327 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Design:

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

Conditions

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Dementia Cognitive Impairment

Keywords

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dementia snoezelen structured reminiscence therapy 10-minutes activation apathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Snoezelen ©

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Snoezelen ©

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Nursing individual intervention one time a week for 20 minutes

Reminiscence

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

structured reminiscence therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual nursing intervention: one time a week 20 minutes

10 min activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

10-minutes activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual nursing intervention: two times a week for 10 minutes

Talk

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Unstructured verbal communication

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual nursing intervention: one time a week for 20 minutes

Interventions

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Snoezelen ©

Nursing individual intervention one time a week for 20 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

structured reminiscence therapy

Individual nursing intervention: one time a week 20 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10-minutes activation

Individual nursing intervention: two times a week for 10 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Unstructured verbal communication

Individual nursing intervention: one time a week for 20 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Dementia
* Informed consent by legal guardian
* MMSE ≤ 24

Exclusion Criteria

* Korsakoff's syndrome
* Age ≤ 55 years
* Cognitive impairment other cause than dementia
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Johann Behrens

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Johann Behrens, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Locations

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Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Halle, SAN, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Berg A, Sadowski K, Beyrodt M, Hanns S, Zimmermann M, Langer G, Becker C, Lautenschlager C, Behrens J. Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation in long term care residents with dementia (WISDE): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2010 Jan 31;10:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20113526 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PfVMS-T6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id