Cross-trial about the effects of therapeutic touch/massage in nursing home patients with dementia

Cross-trial about the effects of therapeutic touch/massage in nursing home patients with dementia - Therapeutic touch/massage in nursing homes.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32434

Enrollment

Registered

2009-10-27

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

dementie alzheimer disease. dementia

Interventions

Massage/TT session carried out 2 care workers trained by (20-25 minutes, 2 time per week, during 4 weeks). Massage/TT session take place on the room of the patient or in another available room.

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Dementia (acoording to DSM-IV criteria) - Agitation (according to the CMAI score above 44 points).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - No agitation - Recent diseases (for example;urinary tract infections, pneumonia, etc). - Recent changes in the medication (not longer than 7 days before starting with the trial). - Terminal patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
? Cohen-Mansfield agitation questionnaire (CMAI) ? neuropsychiatric questionnaire ? nursing home version (NPI-NH) ? 4 measurings (NPI-NH and CMAI): Baseline at end first therapy (massage or friendly visit), after washout period = beginning second therapy and at the end of second therapy (friendly visit or massage).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are not secundary parameters / outcoms of this study	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)