New activity choices for patients with dementia and their family member carers - establishment and evaluation of the ?Fit for 100? training as a new support program. [Neue Aktionsräume für menschen mit Demenz und ihre Angehörigen - NADiA]

Joint physical exercise with elderly patients with dementia and their family member carers in a two arm block randomized controlled trial: Does the "Fit for 100" training program support functional independence and help to decrease burden of care at the same time?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN99589829

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-05-04

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia

Interventions

1. 12 week learning and 12 week strength exercise phase for intervention group 2. 12 week control phase + 12 week learning phase + 12 week strength exercise phase for control group 3. The exercise pro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Diagnosed dementia 2. Ability to stand 3. Ability to work in groups 4. Written informed consent (acclamation by custodian) Family member carers: 1. Willing to accompany the patient 2. Willing to participate in joint training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Mini mental state examination (MMSE) lower than 10 2. MMSE between 10 and 15 and Barthel-Index lower than 60. 3. For both groups: disapproval by the attending doctor

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Burden Scale for Family Carergivers (BSFC) 2. Functional independence measure plus functional assessment measure, UK FIM+FAM	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Cognitive ability using the Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE, (German version - MMST) 2. Activities of daily living (ADL) - Barthel Index & Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) 2.1. Timed "up and go" 2.2. Physical ability - hand grip force 2.3. Chair stand test - standing on a force plate in different foot positions (parallel, semi.tandem, tandem) 2.4. Shoulder flexibility 2.5. Hand-eye coordination test 2.6. Actual quantity of motor activity in five categories, using a tridimensional accelerometer 2.7. Daily movement questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Cognitive ability using the Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE, (German version - MMST) 2. Activities of daily living (ADL) - Barthel Index & Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) 2.1. Timed "up and go" 2.2. Physical ability - hand grip force 2.3. Chair stand test - standing on a force plate in different foot positions (parallel, semi.tandem, tandem) 2.4. Shoulder flexibility 2.5. Hand-eye coordination test 2.6. Actual quantity of motor activity in five categories, using a tridimensional accelerometer 2.7. Daily movement questionnaire

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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