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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: NEUROvitalis sinnreich is a neuropsychological, cognitive stimulation program for persons with mild to moderate dementia. The program is completely structured and includes
Sponsors
Universität Vechta, Institut für Gerontologie und Center für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik & Intervention (CeNDI)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons with dementia, residing in nursing homes Mild to moderate dementia, operationalized by the MMST: 10-25 points German as native language or a sufficient knowledge of german language Intact, slightly impaired or corrected eyesight and hearing ability Persons, who are able to participate in a cognitive stimulation program Persons, who give their written consent to participate in the study: - by the person itself. - if capacity for consent is limited, by a legal representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons, who suffer from a life-threatening disease Persons, with drug or alcohol abuse (at present or in the past)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effects on cognitive functions (ADAS-Cog) and psychological and behavioural symptoms (Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Version for Nursing Homes) The primary outcomes will be assessed at T0 (pretest), T1 (posttest after the intervention respectively after the 8 weeks without intervention) and T2 (follow-up 6 weeks after the posttest). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effects on quality of life (QoL-AD and QoL-AD Proxy) and activities of daily living (ADCS-ADL Scale) The secondary outcomes will be assessed at T0 (pretest), T1 (posttest after the intervention respectively after the 8 weeks without intervention) and T2 (follow-up 6 weeks after the posttest). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJennifer Liesk
Universität Vechta, Institut für Gerontologie und Center für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik & Intervention (CeNDI)
Outcome results
None listed