Effects of a cognitive stimulation program for people with dementia in nursing homes

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: F02
F01
Vascular dementia
Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
Unspecified dementia
F00
F03
Dementia in Alzheimer disease

Registration Number: DRKS00007720

Lead Sponsor: niversität Vechta, Institut für Gerontologie und Center für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik & Intervention (CeNDI)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Persons with dementia, residing in nursing homes
Mild to moderate dementia, operationalized by the MMST: 10-25 points
German as native language or a sufficient knowledge of german language
Intact, slightly impaired or corrected eyesight and hearing ability
Persons, who are able to participate in a cognitive stimulation program
Persons, who give their written consent to participate in the study:
- by the person itself.
- if capacity for consent is limited, by a legal representative.

Exclusion Criteria

Persons, who suffer from a life-threatening disease
Persons, with drug or alcohol abuse (at present or in the past)

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects on cognitive functions (ADAS-Cog) and psychological and behavioural symptoms (Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Version for Nursing Homes)<br>The primary outcomes will be assessed at T0 (pretest), T1 (posttest after the intervention respectively after the 8 weeks without intervention) and T2 (follow-up 6 weeks after the posttest).<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects on quality of life (QoL-AD and QoL-AD Proxy) and activities of daily living (ADCS-ADL Scale)<br>The secondary outcomes will be assessed at T0 (pretest), T1 (posttest after the intervention respectively after the 8 weeks without intervention) and T2 (follow-up 6 weeks after the posttest).<br>