Psychotherapy in mild cognitive impairment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mild cognitive impairment; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Cognitive impairment

• Registration Number: ISRCTN42983681
• Lead Sponsor: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Psychotherapy:
1. Diagnosis of MCI according to the criteria suggested by the International Psychogeriatric Association expert conference on mild cognitive impairment
2. Living with a spouse or partner
3. Ability to create of a conversation in English aiming to develop ?a mutual feeling language? based on psychodynamic interpersonal concepts
4. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) above 26

Imaging:
5. Fifteen patients with MCI from the intervention arm and 15 patients with MCI from the control arm as described in inclusion criteria above without any standard contraindications to MR imaging

Exclusion Criteria

Psychotherapy:
1. People not meeting the inclusion criteria
2. Patients/spouses suffering from serious physical conditions

Imaging:
1. Patients with standard contraindications to MR imaging, including patients with metal implants, or cardiac pacemakers
2. Patients with psychological distress (e.g. phobias) associated with MR imaging

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical outcomes in routine evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS]<br>2. Beck?s Anxiety Inventory<br>3. Marital Intimacy Scale in Dementia<br>4. MMSE<br>5. QUAL-AD<br>6. RSQ and RQ-Attachment