Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research

The Health Effects of Cognitive Stimulation, Reminiscence, and Aroma-massage Complementary Interventions on Different Behavior Patterns of Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02126059

Enrollment

120

Registered

2014-04-29

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2015-07-31

Last updated

2016-02-17

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Conditions

Dementia

Keywords

dementia, behavioral and psychological symptoms, quality of life

Brief summary

Cognitive function, behavioral and psychological symptoms, and quality of life will improve after administration of cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy in patients with dementia.

Detailed description

This study will base on the pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, to verify and compare the effectiveness of the three non-pharmacological complementary interventions, cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy on patients' cognitive function, behavior and psychological symptoms, and quality of life.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALReminiscence

The 10 session topics include Happy to seeing you, Childhood stories, Food flavor, Our old songs, Festival, My family, My Carrier, Unforgettable events, My home, and My award. small group intervention (8-12 per group), expected total number of group is 5.

BEHAVIORALCognitive stimulation

The 10 session topics include psycial activities, sound, face, food, word association, number and games, being creative, categorizing objects, orientation, and team qiuz. small group intervention (8-12 per group), total number of group is 5.

BEHAVIORALAroma-massage

Researcher will conduct hand and arm massage to a patient, once a week, each time session for 30 mins with natural tested and safe aroma-essential oil.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* been diagnosed with dementia (all stages) or MMSE below 23 for high school educated and 17 for less than high school education * able to communicate verbally or nonverbally * able to understand short sentences * can sit for at least 50 mins.

Exclusion criteria

* no hospitalization within the past two weeks * not under severe acute illness * no psychiatric disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia	2 years	To examine if patients' behavioral and psychological symptoms decrease after the intervention. Chinese version of Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) will be used to measure this outcome. Data will be analyzed through GLM repeated measure-GEE.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
quality of life	2 years	To examine if patients' quality of life improve after the intervention. WHO Quality of Life-brief Taiwanese version (WHOQOL-BREF) will be used to measure this outcome. Data will be analyzed through GLM-repeated measure-GEE.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026