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Cognitive Stimulation in patients with Parkinson's Disease Dementia (Train-ParC-D): Efficacy, prediction of response, and health-economic evaluation.

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
F02.3
Dementia in Parkinson disease
Registration Number
DRKS00010864
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Psychologie | Neuropsychologie und Gender Studies & Centrum für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik und Intervention (CeNDI)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (confirmed by a neurologist or psychiatrist);
- Parkinson's disease dementia according to Level-I-Diagnosis of the Movement Disorder Society Task Force (Dubois et al., 2007; Emre et al., 2007);
- Mild to moderate dementia operationalized with the help of the MMSE (range: 25 to 10 points);
- The patient is able to follow instructions;
- The patient is able to walk at least 10 meters without any help;
- Age: 50 to 85 years;
- German as native language or excellent German speaking skills;
- No/corrected visual or auditory impairments;
- Informed consent of a relative of the patient to complete external ratings of the patient as well as self-ratings.

Exclusion Criteria

- MMSE score above 25 points or below 10 points;
- Major depression (operationalized with the GDS > 10 points);
- Acute suicidality;
- Alcohol or drug abuse in the last three years;
- Severe neurological and/or psychiatric diseases with cognitive symptoms (acute or in the past; psychosis, epilepsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor);
- Further severe/life-threatening comorbidities which constitute an obstacle to the participation in a study.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cognition; time points of measurement: pre- and posttest and follow-up after 3 and 12 months; instruments used: CERAD-PLUS; digits backwards (Wechsler Memory Scale).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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