Effective Strategies for Dementia Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Cognitive Impairment
• Interventions: Behavioral: Snoezelen ©; Behavioral: structured reminiscence therapy; Behavioral: 10-minutes activation; Behavioral: Unstructured verbal communication

• Registration Number: NCT00653731
• Lead Sponsor: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Brief Summary

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

Design:

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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-02
• Study First Submitted: 2008-04-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2008-04-07
• Primary Completion: 2010-01
• Study Completion: 2010-01
• Status Verified: 2011-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2011-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 327

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

• Korsakoff's syndrome
• Age ≤ 55 years
• Cognitive impairment other cause than dementia

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Snoezelen ©	Snoezelen ©	-
Reminiscence	structured reminiscence therapy	-
10 min activation	10-minutes activation	-
Talk	Unstructured verbal communication	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (Cummings 1997)	3, 6 and 12 months
Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)	3 and 6 months
Staff Observation Aggression Scale (Nijman et al. 1997)	3,6 and 12 months
Nottingham Health Profile (Bureau-Chalot et al. 2002) staff-related measurement	6 and 12 months
Smiley Analogue Scale for Well-Being	3, 6 and 12 months
PASTA (Zimber 2001) staff-related measurement	6 and 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; 🇩🇪 Halle, SAN, Germany