1) Healthy adults 2) Patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment receiving outpatient rehabilitation treatment, those with vascular cognitive impairment hospitalized in a rehabilitation ward, or those hospitalized in a ward of a consciousness recovery center.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Healthy Adults: Adults aged 18 years and over with no history of brain, neuromuscular, cardiac, or epileptic diseases, and who can give informed consent for this study are eligible. 2) Patients: Patients who have been diagnosed with mild dementia and are undergoing outpatient rehabilitation treatment, or those with cerebrovascular cognitive impairment who are hospitalized in a rehabilitation ward. Patients must be 18 years of age or older and admitted to a ward of the Centre for the Recovery of Consciousness Disorders. They must be able to give informed consent to participate in this study after receiving a full explanation from the patient or a surrogate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclude individuals with a history of brain disease, neuromuscular disease, cardiac disease, or epilepsy. Exclude patients whose general condition is unstable and subject to sudden changes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Assessment of emotional intensity (e.g., pleasure, interest, activity, boredom, anger, sadness, surprise, fear, disgust, contempt) based on facial expression analysis. 2) Heart rate variability. 3) Assessment of participation and autonomy using reaction scales. 4) Behavioral analysis using videography. 5) Questionnaire survey on "points of change in the patient" regarding facial expressions and reactions during, before, and after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Fujita Health University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine