Effect of spaced retrieval training in Alzheimer`s disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190826044616N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
60 years and older
Mild and Moderate Alzheimer`s Disease
Spoken in Farsi
Signed written consent by patient or legal guardian
Exclusion Criteria
Unrecognized sensory deficits include blindness and hearing loss and aphasia
Drug abuse
History of diabetes because of the possibility of neuropathy
Stroke history due to the possibility of paralysis and paresis
Psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
GDS-15 =8
CDR=3
Begin taking any pain medication during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain severity questionnaire score. Timepoint: Measurement of pain intensity before and after 8 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Assessment checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate.;The intensity of the electrical current that causes the pain (Pain Threshold). Timepoint: Measurement of pain intensity before and after 8 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Stimulator device amplitude.;The number of painful situation images that are correctly identified (Pain semantic memory). Timepoint: Measurement of pain intensity before and after 8 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Valid images of painful situations.;The number of animals / fruits that the elderly can name in 60 seconds (semantic memory). Timepoint: Measurement of pain intensity before and after 8 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Verbal Fluency test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method