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临床试验/ChiCTR-TRC-13002977
ChiCTR-TRC-13002977招募中1 期

The effect of acupressure in managing agitation on nursing home resident with dementia

未提供0 个研究点开始时间: 2014年2月1日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
1 期
状态
招募中
主要终点
Agitation (will be measured by the Cohen-Mansfield)

研究概览

简要总结

Aims to assess the effect and safety of Acupressure, applying manual pressure on subject's acupoints on the body; Duration of intervention: Tentatively 4 weeks (will be revised after testing for the ideal duration in the pilot study); Description / name of comparative treatments: Comparison group 1: Sham-acupressure, applying manual pressure on the subject's body without acupoints or acupoints without therapeutic effects in theory. Comparison 2: Usual care, the care provided by the nursing home that it will not be manipulated by the research team.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
主要目的
随机平行对照

入排标准

年龄范围
65 至 —(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • Older people (over 65 years old);
  • Diagnosed and documented to have dementia by a physician (according to DSM-IV-TR);
  • In a state of agitation (according to the criteria set in the instruction manual of Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory).

排除标准

  • Skin problems on acupoints (eg. skin breakdown, infection);
  • Musculo-skeletal problems (eg. amputation on the acupoints).

结局指标

主要结局

Agitation (will be measured by the Cohen-Mansfield)

Stress (will be measured by salivary cortisol level)

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

发起方
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