Evaluation of a dementia-specific training in patients with mild to moderate-stage dementia

Completed

• Conditions: Unspecified dementia; Mild to moderate stage, diagnostically confirmed dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37232817
• Lead Sponsor: Dietmar Hopp Foundation (Germany)

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30409202

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-09-04
• Study Completion: 2014-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age >65
2. Mild to moderate stage cognitive impairment (MMSE:17-26)
3. Diagnosis of mild to moderate stage dementia based on established international criteria
4. Written informed consent
5. Consent of legal guardian (if assigned)
6. Ability to walk 10 m without aid
7. Living in the vicinity of the study location (<20 km)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe psychical disease (substance abuse, psychosis)
2. Severe somatic disease (e.g. heart failure NYHA >3, uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of dual task performance (trained and non-trained tasks as measured by electronic gait (Gait rite) and strength analysis (Diagnos 40) and specified cognitive tests) and executive function as measured by biomechanical analyses (DynaPort Hybrid and Physiomat training device) after intervention.