Home-based Massage by Caregivers for Dementia

NCT ID: NCT05009147

Last Updated: 2022-04-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of manual massage on improving behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and sense of burden among caregivers.

Detailed Description

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A total of 40 patients with dementia and their family caregivers will be included and randomly allocated to experiment (n=20) or control group (n=20). The experiment and control group will receive whole body manual massage and placebo intervention (30 minutes once per week for 8 continuous weeks), respectively.

Conditions

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Dementia Massage Burden

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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experimental group

receive whole body manual massage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Home-based massage by caregivers for dementia

Intervention Type OTHER

A total of 40 patients with dementia and their family caregivers will be included and randomly allocated to experiment (n=20) or control group (n=20). The experiment and control group will receive whole body manual massage and placebo intervention (30 minutes once per week for 8 continuous weeks), respectively.

control group

After experiment, receive whole body manual massage

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Home-based massage by caregivers for dementia

A total of 40 patients with dementia and their family caregivers will be included and randomly allocated to experiment (n=20) or control group (n=20). The experiment and control group will receive whole body manual massage and placebo intervention (30 minutes once per week for 8 continuous weeks), respectively.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 65 years old, diagnosed with dementia, agitation or depression, irregular massage and exercise habits.

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who have open wounds, inflammation, infection, burns and scalds, artificial blood vessels in the hands, or diagnosed as inappropriate for massage in the near future, the severity of symptoms affects the study participants.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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CY Song

Prof

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Chen-Yi Song

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Locations

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National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Chen-Yi Song

Role: CONTACT

886-2-28227101 ext. 6136

Facility Contacts

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Chen-Yi Song

Role: primary

886-2-28227101 ext. 6136

Other Identifiers

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CTH-109-2-5-025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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