The Effects of Spiritual Reminiscence on People with Mild Dementia

The Effects of Spiritual Reminiscence on People with Mild Dementia: An Evaluator-Blinded, Randomized Parallel-Group Comparison Study - SPIREMDEM

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057698

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-24

Start date

2025-05-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

mild dementia

Interventions

Spiritual Reminiscence by a certified psychological therapist, 30 minutes per session, six sessions over 6 months. Simple Reminiscence by a certified psychological therapist, 30 minutes per session,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons with mild dementia have an MMSE score of 20/30 or higher. 2. Persons with a care partner (such as a family member, regardless of whether they live together) can participate in the pre- and post-intervention tests and an interview, and accompany them to the hospital. 3. Persons at least 40 years old when obtaining consent (regardless of gender). 4. Outpatients at Kawashima Neurological Clinic who provided written consent of their own free will to participate after receiving sufficient explanation about this study. 5. Persons who do not have significant hearing loss or aphasia can communicate verbally.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons with advanced cancer or undergoing chemotherapy. 2. Persons who have changed the dosage of anti-cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) or memantine within one month before the pre-intervention examination. 3. Parsons whom the principal investigator deems unsuitable as research subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-being 12 Item Scale, version 4	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Spirituality Health Scale for Elderly Persons (Takeda) World Health Organization Well-Being Index-5-J DEMQOL, DEMQOL-Proxy Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8 Geriatric Depression Scale-15-J State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Semi-structured interviews are conducted with care partners. A certified psychologist creates a booklet summarizing the recollections elicited through the intervention. The care partner is asked to read the booklet, and then their impressions of participating in the study and their thoughts on the booklet are elicited through semi-structured interviews.	—

Measure

Time frame

Spirituality Health Scale for Elderly Persons (Takeda) World Health Organization Well-Being Index-5-J DEMQOL, DEMQOL-Proxy Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8 Geriatric Depression Scale-15-J State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Semi-structured interviews are conducted with care partners. A certified psychologist creates a booklet summarizing the recollections elicited through the intervention. The care partner is asked to read the booklet, and then their impressions of participating in the study and their thoughts on the booklet are elicited through semi-structured interviews.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNoriko Kawashima

Kawashima Neurology Clinic Department of Neurology

nkawashi@pf7.so-net.ne.jp+81-466-551358

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026