Effects of robot-assisted therapy on behavioural and psychological symptoms in community-living older adults with dementia

• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000038695
• Lead Sponsor: Ruby Yu

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Community-living older adults aged 60 years and above will be screened using the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE). Those who score between 5 and 15 with a diagnosis of dementia according to the criteria based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) will be screened for eligibility to the study. Severity of dementia will be determined using Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). Subjects with CDR greater than or equal to 2 will be further assessed for the presence and severity of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) using Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). To be clinically significant, those who exhibit any BPSD (have at least one documented behaviours occur at least once per week at a moderate severity level as defined on the NPI) will be invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded if they have medical conditions severe enough to affect the patient’s ability to complete the treatment course and/or follow-up.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of the Chinese version of Neuropsychiatric Inventory (CNPI) – apathy score after the intervention when compared with the baseline level (will be assessed with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)) [Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)]