Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of a Robot on Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Persons With Dementia and Their Social Environment at Home
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Graz
Collaborating Sponsors:
Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Sozialverein Deutschlandsberg
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Dementia rates are increasing worldwide and consequently burden global healthcare resources to a serious degree. However, there is a declining number of caregivers to provide care. It is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Persons with dementia:
- adults
- living at home
- all types of dementia (except frontotemporal dementia)
- light and moderate dementia (MMSE 10 and above)
- light dementia: living alone or with relative at home (if alone: the relative should live in the neighborhood and be in daily contact with the person with dementia)
- moderate dementia: living with a relative at home
- receive professional and/or non-professional care or no care
- speak and understand German
- have no physical, auditory or visual restrictions, which would make the application of the interventions impossible.
- do not take any dementia-specific medication or have been taking dementia-specific medication for at least 3 months; condition stable and no change expected during the study period
- do not take antipsychotics and antidepressants or have been taking them for at least 14 days before study start
- children and pets in the household after previous individual discussion
- Relatives:
- relatives of the participating persons with dementia (adults)
- relatives means family members, like spouse, daughter, aunt, ... or significant others like friends and neighbors
- living or not living with the person with dementia in the same household (in the case of moderate dementia, relatives must live in the same household)
- person with dementia receives or receives no professional care
- relative provides or does not provide care
- if the persons with dementia receive paid 24-hour care (regardless of whether they have mild or moderate dementia), a relative still has to be recruited as a participant (this relative must live in the same house or household and be in daily contact with the person with dementia)
- speak and understand German
- Professional caregivers
- adults
- nurses or nursing assistants
- speak and understand German
- Dementia trainers
- adults
- trained as M.A.S. (Morbus Alzheimer Syndrome) trainer
- train the participants with dementia at home
- speak and understand German
- Exclusion criteria:
- Persons with dementia:
- frontotemporal dementia
- known aggressive behavior
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 6 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03818217
Start Date
May 6 2019
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
March 1 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria, 8010