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Clinical Trials/TCTR20221231005
TCTR20221231005CompletedPhase 1

The effect of doll therapy intervention among dementia with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia patients in the home setting

/A0 sites23 target enrollmentStarted: December 31, 2022Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
23

Study Overview

Brief Summary

In conclusion, the researcher found that doll therapy could reduce BPSD including, agitation/aggression, hallucination, irritability/lability, and nighttime behaviors severity that measured by NPI-Q Thai. On the contrary, severities of delusion, depression/dysphoria, anxiety, elation/euphoria, apathy/indifference, disinhibition, motor disturbance, and appetite/eating were not different from the baseline after intervention. In addition, the caregiver distress reduced significantly.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
60 Years to N/A (No limit) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients are 60 years old or above, 2. Patients are diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia by the DSM-5 criteria includes (A) evidence of significant cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains (learning and memory, language, executive function, complex attention, perceptual-motor and social cognition)(B) the cognitive deficits interfere with independence in everyday activities. At a minimum, assistance should be required with complex instrumental activities of daily living. (C) the cognitive deficits do not occur exclusively in the context of a delirium (D) the cognitive deficits are not better explained by another
  • or mental disorder and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment (RUDAS) tool., 3. Patients have BPSD that have at least one symptom of delusion, hallucinations, agitation/aggression, depression/dysphoria, anxiety, elation/euphoria, apathy/indifference, disinhibition, irritability/lability motor disturbance, nighttime behaviors and appetite/eating., 4. Patients live in the home setting

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients and/or caregivers refuse to participate, 2. Patients who deny or do not respond to doll intervention.

Investigators

Sponsor
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