The effect of doll therapy intervention among dementia with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia patients in the home setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20221231005

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-31

Start date

2023-01-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Moderate to severe dementia with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia patients Dementia, BPSD, doll therapy, home setting

Interventions

The team will inform and ask for consent from caregivers. Then, they will be assessed on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire- Thai (NPI-Q Thai) for baseline assessment by a research assistant

after that researcher will share the instruction VDO with the caregiver for reviewing. Patients will receive the intervention for total 2 hours per day (not need to be continuous), three days per week

Experimental Device

Doll therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are 60 years old or above, 2. Patients are diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia by the DSM-5 criteria includes (A) evidence of significant cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains (learning and memory, language, executive function, complex attention, perceptual-motor and social cognition)(B) the cognitive deficits interfere with independence in everyday activities. At a minimum, assistance should be required with complex instrumental activities of daily living. (C) the cognitive deficits do not occur exclusively in the context of a delirium (D) the cognitive deficits are not better explained by another or mental disorder and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment (RUDAS) tool., 3. Patients have BPSD that have at least one symptom of delusion, hallucinations, agitation/aggression, depression/dysphoria, anxiety, elation/euphoria, apathy/indifference, disinhibition, irritability/lability motor disturbance, nighttime behaviors and appetite/eating., 4. Patients live in the home setting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients and/or caregivers refuse to participate, 2. Patients who deny or do not respond to doll intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
BPSD severity 28 days NPI-Q Thai	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
caregiver distress 28 days NPI-Q Thai	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNapasorn Jansong

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

napasorn.jas@mahidol.ac.th022011486

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026