Mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be carried out at the Professorial Medicine Unit, North Colombo Teaching Hospital (NCTH) Ragama.
Random cluster sampling method will be used to select study participants. All consecut
Sponsors
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients attending professorial medicine clinics at NCTH for long term medical problems 2. Male and female patients aged over 60 years 3. Ability to use the audio aid provided for the meditation programme. 4. Ability to understand the Sinhala language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parkinson’s disease 2. Stroke 3. Psychiatric illnesses 4. Moderate to severe dementia. 5. Hearing impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Mini Mental Score Examination (MMSE) [At baseline, 6 weeks after the commencement of the intervention and 2 months after the conclusion of the intervention] Improvement of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [At baseline, 6 weeks after the commencement of the intervention and 2 months after the conclusion of the intervention] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Extended cognitive assessments: • Paired associate learning • Clock drawing • Verbal fluency - letters and categories • Backward digit span • Proverbs • Cognitive estimates • Go-no-go tasks • Luria 3-step test [At baseline, 6 weeks after the commencement of the intervention and 2 months after the conclusion of the intervention] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Asiri Rodrigo
Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist
Outcome results
None listed