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Efficacy of Doll Therapy in the Dementia in Acute Geriatric Inpatients

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Conditions
Dementia
Registration Number
NCT05691569
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
92
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - age =65 years<br><br> - diagnosis of dementia moderate to severe Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) =2<br><br> - presence of agitation and/or aggressiveness<br><br> - manual and visual abilities sufficient in order to interact with the doll.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - age <65 years;<br><br> - refuse to participate;<br><br> - mild forms of dementia (CDR<2);<br><br> - contraindication for DT as experience of mournful or traumatic events related to<br> parental experience;<br><br> - life expectancy lower than 3 months;<br><br> - infectious diseases requiring isolation;<br><br> - negative interaction with the doll,<br><br> - presence of delirium.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
agitation and aggressiveness within hospital;behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia;agitation and aggressiveness outside hospital
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of delirium;patients' quality of life;family caregivers' quality of life;professional caregiver burden;family caregiver burden
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