Alzheimer Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Alzheimer, Enriched garden, Enriched environment, Dementia, Cognitive impairment, Functional autonomy
Brief summary
Comparing the effect of the frequentation of an enriched garden vs sensory conventional garden by nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease. The effects will be evaluated as regards to cognitive impairment (MMSE), autonomy (ADL) and prevention of falls (Unipodal stance and UpandGo Test)
Detailed description
The cluster controlled trial is conducted over a six months period after recruitment of residents from 4 different nursing homes in France. The participants are distributed into 3 groups. One group does not receive incentive from carers to visit any garden, the second group receives incentives to visit regularly a conventional sensory garden and the third group receive incentives from carers to visit regularly an enriched garden. The study is conducted over a period of 6 months. All participants are giving consent to the study. They will be evaluated before and after over 4 different tests. MMSE (Mini Mental Status Examination) for cognitive impairment, ADL (Activity for day Living) for functional autonomy, TUG (Test up and Go) and Unipodal Stance for prevention of falls.
Interventions
OTHERINCENTIVE VISITING A GARDEN : ENRICHED OR CONVENTIONAL SENSORY GARDEN
Carers invites every the participants of group 2 and 3 visiting their respective gardens (enriched or conventional sensory garden)
Sponsors
RIVAGES
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The investigators and outcomes assessor do not know which groups the participants belongs to
Intervention model description
Cluster controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
75 Years to 95 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Give consent * Ability walking alone * Alzheimer's disease
Exclusion criteria
* No dementia * Severe dementia * Severe behavioural disorder * Inability to walk alone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in global cognitive function | 6 MONTHS | Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) , 0-30, higher score is the better outcome |
| Change in functional independence | 6 MONTHS | Activities of daily living (ADL), 0-6, higher score is the better outcome |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in gait ability | 6 MONTHS | Timed Up and Go test (sec), higher time is the worse outcome |
| Change in balance | 6 MONTHS | Unipodal Stance (sec), higher time is the better outcome |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed