Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Randomized controlled clinical trial with three parallel arms of approximately 77 institutionalized older adults each. Arm 1: Dog-Assisted Therapy conducted by a trained dog-handler dyad with weekly 4
Sponsors
Departamento de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federação do Rio Grande Norte
Departamento de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federação do Rio Grande Norte
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Institutionalized elderly individuals aged = 60 years; both sexes; score = 25 on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly people afraid of dogs; allergy to dogs; dog phobia; non-residents in Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effects of the interventions on cognitive, behavioral, emotional, functional and sleep capacities of institutionalized older adults; It is expected to find significant improvement in cognitive, behavioral and emotional scores and sleep quality; Assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, Modified Barthel Index and sleep quality scale; Increase in mean scores and reduction in behavioral and emotional symptoms will be observed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the isolated effects of Dog-Assisted Therapy on cognitive, functional, emotional and behavioral dimensions; To evaluate the isolated effects of Aromatherapy on sleep quality; To compare the results between the intervention groups and the control group | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuize de França
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed