Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research
NCT ID: NCT02126059
Last Updated: 2016-02-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-01-31
2015-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Cognitive stimulation
One cognitive stimulation session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 50 minutes, totally 10 session topics related to cognitive stimulation.
Reminiscence
The 10 session topics include "Happy to seeing you", "Childhood stories", "Food flavor", "Our old songs", "Festival", "My family", "My Carrier", "Unforgettable events", "My home", and "My award".
small group intervention (8-12 per group), expected total number of group is 5.
Aroma-massage
One hand and shoulder massage session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 30 minutes, totally 10 session massage.
Cognitive stimulation
The 10 session topics include "psycial activities", "sound", "face", "food", "word association", "number and games", "being creative", "categorizing objects", "orientation", and "team qiuz".
small group intervention (8-12 per group), total number of group is 5.
reminiscence
One reminiscence session per week for a continuous 10 weeks, each session contains 50 minutes, totally 10 session topics related to reminiscence.
Aroma-massage
Researcher will conduct hand and arm massage to a patient, once a week, each time session for 30 mins with natural tested and safe aroma-essential oil.
Control
Control group remain regular activities
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Reminiscence
The 10 session topics include "Happy to seeing you", "Childhood stories", "Food flavor", "Our old songs", "Festival", "My family", "My Carrier", "Unforgettable events", "My home", and "My award".
small group intervention (8-12 per group), expected total number of group is 5.
Cognitive stimulation
The 10 session topics include "psycial activities", "sound", "face", "food", "word association", "number and games", "being creative", "categorizing objects", "orientation", and "team qiuz".
small group intervention (8-12 per group), total number of group is 5.
Aroma-massage
Researcher will conduct hand and arm massage to a patient, once a week, each time session for 30 mins with natural tested and safe aroma-essential oil.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* able to communicate verbally or nonverbally
* able to understand short sentences
* can sit for at least 50 mins.
Exclusion Criteria
* not under severe acute illness
* no psychiatric disorders.
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
OTHER_GOV
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jing-Jy Wang, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Cheng Kung University
Locations
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National Cheng Kung University Dementia center
Tainan City, , Taiwan
Countries
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References
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Ball EL, Owen-Booth B, Gray A, Shenkin SD, Hewitt J, McCleery J. Aromatherapy for dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Aug 19;8(8):CD003150. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003150.pub3.
Other Identifiers
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Sellin127
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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