Effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive abilities in elderly

Effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive abilities in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013052613472N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-09-19

Start date

2013-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: mild cognitive disorder (impairment). Condition 2: Mild Depression. Mild Cognitive Disorder Mild Depressive Episode

Interventions

Intervention 1: Reminiscence (intervention) groups: For the intervention group was made in the formed reminiscence therapy in 8 sessions of 60 to 90 minutes in during 8 weeks. Intervention 2: The fi

Rehabilitation

Reminiscence (intervention) groups: For the intervention group was made in the formed reminiscence therapy in 8 sessions of 60 to 90 minutes in during 8 weeks.

The first control group ( group therapy): For the group therapy was made in the formed group therapy in 8 sessions of 60 to 90 minutes in during 8 weeks.

Control Group II: This group did not receive any intervention during the study.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: subjects age of the 60 to 84 years; Samples are members of the Jahandedehgaan Club; suffering form mild Cognitive Impairment based on MMSE; Being able to participate in the study;Being candidate &interest in participating &collaborating in this research;Being able to participate in the study; Exclusion criteria: Being without major depression Based on The GDS; an elderly person dislike to continue; Drug treatment for the cognitive disorders; suffering form physical & mental illness(severe psychotic) were screened by the physician of sanitarium center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mild Cognitive Impairment. Timepoint: Before the experiment, two months after the initiation(At the end of the intervention). Method of measurement: Main Mental Status Examination.;Cognitive Abilities. Timepoint: Before the experiment, two months after the initiation. Method of measurement: Main Mental Status Examination.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mild Depression. Timepoint: Before the experiment, two months after the initiation. Method of measurement: Geriatric Depression Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIman Ghanbarpanah

Shiraz University Medical Sciences

imanghanbarpanah@yahoo.comi.ghanbarpanah@uswr.ac.ir+98 71 1837 3614

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026