Dementia in Alzheimer disease with late onset. Dementia in Alzheimer disease with late onset
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: During the 3 months , 50 mg sedge and 30 mg honey with saffron for treatment group. Intervention 2: During the 3 months , 50 mg starch instead of sedge and 30 mg candy juice instead o
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
During the 3 months , 50 mg sedge and 30 mg honey with saffron for treatment group.
During the 3 months , 50 mg starch instead of sedge and 30 mg candy juice instead of honey with saffron for control group.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
49 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1-Upper 50 years old; 2-slight to moderate dementia according DSM-IV criteria; 3-acceptance to enter this project; 4-under drug therapy. Exclusion criteria: 1-Mental retardation according DSM-IV criteria; 2-Side effect that patients couldn’t continue these herbal drugs such as gastrointestinal side effect; 3-other psychiatrist disorder; 4-using other herbal medicine, or using other traditional treatment such as homeopathy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function. Timepoint: before treatment-first month and second month of treatment. Method of measurement: Adenbrok scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: before-first month and second month of treatment. Method of measurement: Global depression scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAsiyeh Almasi
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed