The Effects of Hand Massage on Agitated Behaviors of Elderly People with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000041505
- Lead Sponsor
- Japanese Red Cross Academy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. In case they have health problems such as injuries or bruises on skin from the joints of both hands to the periphery. 2. In case they started taking psychotropic drugs or changed the type and amount within the past 3 months. 3. In case they have an acute illness under treatment. 4. In case they resist being touched (Including significant confusion due to delirium, etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from the baseline by the Japanese version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores after 2-week intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total sleep time, Sleep efficiency, Sleep latency, Wake after sleep onset core symptoms of dementia, health condition (diet, excretion, activity, etc.), Events such as falls