The effects of observation of walking on physical, cognitive, and quality of life related outcomes in older adults with dementia

The effects of observation of walking in a living room environment, on physical, cognitive, and quality of life related outcomes in older adults with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22590

Enrollment

199

Registered

2014-07-31

Start date

2013-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

This is a 3-month intervention in which videos are shown to an experimental group (videos of walking people), and to a control group (videos of nature). These videos are shown on two TV screens in the

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Having a diagnosis of dementia (as stated in the medical status of the person) - MMSE score of 15-25, or a lower score - Age: at least 70 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - History of alcoholism - Cerebral trauma - Hydrocephalus - Visual impairments - Neoplasm - History of depression - Personality disorders, other than those based on dementia - Disturbances of consciousness - Not being ambulant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity: - Parameter M10, Actiwatch (AW)2 Physical performance: - Timed Up & Go test - 4-Meter Walking Speed test - Sit to Stand test - For the gait pattern: sensors, EXLs1 - For ADL: Katz index	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognition: - Mini-Mental State Examination - Eight words test (subtest ADS)* - Picture completion (subtest GIT) - Letter fluency test* - Digit span (subtest WAIS-III) - Face recognition and Picture recognition (subtest RBMT)* - Category fluency tests (subtest GIT) - Visual memory span (subtest WMS)* * indicates that the test is administered only for participants with an MMSE score of 15-25 Quality of life related outcomes: - DQoL - QUALIDEM - For depression: Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia - For the rest-activity rhythm: Actiwatch (AW)2	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognition: - Mini-Mental State Examination - Eight words test (subtest ADS)* - Picture completion (subtest GIT) - Letter fluency test* - Digit span (subtest WAIS-III) - Face recognition and Picture recognition (subtest RBMT)* - Category fluency tests (subtest GIT) - Visual memory span (subtest WMS)* * indicates that the test is administered only for participants with an MMSE score of 15-25 Quality of life related outcomes: - DQoL - QUALIDEM - For depression: Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia - For the rest-activity rhythm: Actiwatch (AW)2

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Contacts

Public ContactJ.G. Douma

VU University, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology Van der Boechorststraat 1 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands

j.g.douma@vu.nl+31(0)20 5988955

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)