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临床试验/NCT00259467
NCT00259467已完成1 期

Tailored Activity to Improve Affect in Dementia

Thomas Jefferson University2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2004年2月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
1 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
60
试验地点
2
主要终点
Caregiver upset

研究概览

简要总结

Specific Aims

  1. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on depressive affect and agitated behaviors in persons with dementia in 4 months
  2. Evaluate acceptance of and engagement in activities in persons with dementia
  3. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and mastery at 4 months.
  4. Evaluate caregiver skills acquisition, acceptance of and compliance to intervention techniques.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Single Group
盲法
Double

入排标准

年龄范围
21 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Care Recipient
  • English Speaking
  • NINCDS-ADRDA diagnosis[physician generated of dementia or mini-mental state examination score of less than or equal to 23;3] Able to feel self; and participates in at least 2 other activities of daily living[ADLs-Bathing, Dressing, Grooming, Toileting, Transferring from bed to chair] As reported by caregiver.
  • Caregiver
  • English Speaking
  • Family member 21 years of age or older [male or female]
  • Lives with Care Recipient
  • Has telephone in the home
  • Plans to live in area for 8 months
  • Indicated willingness to learn new approaches by which to engage care recipient in meaningful activities
  • Provides 4 or more hours a day directly caring or providing for care recipient

排除标准

  • Care Recipient
  • Has Schizophrenia or Bi-Polar Disorder
  • Their Dementia is secondary to probable head trauma
  • Their MMSE score is equal to zero and they are bed bound, defined as confinement to bed or chair for at least 22 hours a day for at least 4 of 7 days
  • They are not responsive to their environment
  • Caregiver
  • Are currently involved in another clinical trial of psycho-social or educational interventions for caregivers
  • Are planning to place their family member in a nursing home within the next 8 months. Also, the care recipient/caregiver dyad will be excluded if either caregiver or care recipient: 1) has a terminal illness with life expectancy less than 8 months 2)is in active treatment for cancer or 3) has had greater than 3 acute medical hospitalizations within the past year.

结局指标

主要结局

Caregiver upset

Care recipient depressive mood

Behavioral occurrence

次要结局

  • Activity engagement and vigilance

研究者

申办方类型
Other

研究点 (2)

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