Status:
TERMINATED
Mindfulness for Alzheimer Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mindfulness Based Health Care (MBHC) includes meditation techniques to help caregivers of Alzheimer patients to be made more aware of their experience in the present moment. Half of the caregivers wil...
Detailed Description
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that involves the loss of the ability to live independently, functional capacity and safety. Thus, patients often suffer neuropsychiatric disorders ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria of Caregivers:
- be a caregiver of Alzheimer disease patient
- age over 18 years
- Score Mini Mental State Examination ≥26 points
- Inclusion Criteria of Patients:
- Score of Scale Global Deterioration from 3 to 7 points (inclusive)
- Alzheimer disease diagnostic
- Non-institutionalized
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient or caregivers with central nervous system disease with a neurological alteration (acquired brain damage, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other movement disorders).
- Patient or caregivers with current or past history of alcohol or drug abuse
- Patient or caregivers with visual or hearing impairment
- Patient or caregivers with serious psychiatric illness (depression, psychosis, schizophrenia)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 13 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03858283
Start Date
February 2 2019
End Date
March 13 2020
Last Update
April 15 2022
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Alicia Sánchez Pérez
Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain, 03550