Physical activity programmes for community dwelling people with mild to moderate dementia (DAPA - Dementia And Physical Activity)
- Conditions
- DementiaMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN32612072
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Warwick (UK)
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724322 2016 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27015659 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769247 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29848412 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32441331/ (added 12/03/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 468
1. Probable dementia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria:
1.1. Memory impairment with cognitive disturbance in a least one of the following domains - aphasia (language), apraxia (motor activities), agnosia (object recognition) or executive functioning (planning, sequencing, abstracting)
1.2. Functional decline: increasing impairment in functional ability (social, occupational, personal/self-care) related to cognitive deficits
2. Probable dementia of mild to moderate severity (MMSE >10)
3. Are able to participate in a structured exercise program:
3.1. Are able to sit on a chair and walk 10 feet without human assistance
3.2. No serious unstable illness (e.g. unstable angina)
4. Live in the community, either alone or with a relative, friend, or carer, or in sheltered accomodation
1. People with severe dementia (MMSE <10)
2. People living in residential nursing homes
3. People with acute, unstable or terminal illness which would make participation in the exercise group impractical
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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