Studying the effect of almond on Alzheimer's disease
- Conditions
- Alzheimer.Dementia in Alzheimer diseaseF00.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231031059912N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research & Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patients diagnosed based on history and questionnaire and examination and paraclinic under the supervision of psychiatrist or neurologist or geriatrics specialist
Having no other psychiatric disease causing dementia other than Alzheimer's based on the opinion of a specialist
Not having severe non-psychiatric and non-neurological diseases based on the opinion of a specialist
Not abusing substances or drugs (except nicotine and caffeine) such as narcotics or stimulants
Informed written consent of the patient or the patient's guardian to enter the plan
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus because the almonds are slightly sweetened with candy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in score of MMSE and FAST questionnaires, CDR and MoCA and sleep questionnaire. Timepoint: Completing the questionnaire at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 3 months after starting to consume almonds. Method of measurement: MMSE? MoCA? CDR? FAST and sleep questionnaires.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications. Timepoint: The time periods of completing the questionnaire as a secondary outcome, at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 3 months after consuming almonds. Method of measurement: MMSE and FAST, CDR and MoCA and sleep questionnaires.