Providing Therapeutic program focused on restoring cognitive deficits through specific skill training and compensatory strategies to Mild Alzheimer Disease Patients.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Neurologically Diagnosed as Mild Alzheimer Disease.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/04/004550
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
• Education: elementary education and above
•Language: both Hindi & English
•Medication: stabilized on cholinesterase inhibitors(Donezepil-10mg & Rivastigmine- 12mg as capsule or 10 units as patches).
•Subjective memory concern reported by subject or family member
•Clinical dementia rating is equal to 1.0 or 2
•Geriatric depression scale less than 6
•Caregiver availability who can accompany the subject to all clinic visits for the duration of the protocol.
•Visual and auditory acuity adequate for neuropsychological testing.
•Willing and able to participate in a study
• Any significant neurologic disease such as
Parkinsonâ??s disease, multi-infarct dementia,
Huntingtonâ??s disease, normal pressure
hydrocephalus, brain tumour, progressive
supranuclear palsy, seizure disorder, subdural
hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of
significant head trauma followed by persistent
neurologic defaults or known structural brain
abnormalities.
• Any significant psychiatric illness or
substance induced conditions.
• Any systemic conditions that are known to cause
dementia (hyperthyroidism, vitamin B or folic
acid deficiency, niacin deficiency,
hypercalcemia, neurosyphilis, HIV infection).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method