Status:
COMPLETED
Multicentre Study About the Effect of Individual Reminiscence Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Rsocialform - Geriatria, Lda
Conditions:
Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Decline
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effect of individual reminiscence therapy (RT) on the global cognitive function of people with neurocognitive disorders attending social responses and to evaluate the a...
Detailed Description
Neurocognitive disorder is a major cause of disability among older people and its incidence is increasing due to an aging population. Neurocognitive disorders globally are estimated to affect 44.35 mi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Having a diagnostic of a neurocognitive disorder according to the DSM-5 criteria.
- To have delivered the informed consent of the project, duly completed and signed, after prior information
- Capacity to communicate and understand.
- Possibility of gathering information about the participant's life history through their relatives or habitual caregivers, using the socio-familiar questionnaire design for that purpose.
- Being 65 years of age or older.
- Being a native Portuguese speaker.
- Regularly attend a social response institution that provides services for the elderly.
Exclusion
- To suffer from an acute or severe illness that makes it impossible for them to participate in the intervention sessions.
- Serious sensory and physical limitations that prevent the participation in the sessions.
- Severe disconnection with the environment and very limited attention span.
- Presence of severe neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as hyperactivity, psychosis, severe depressive and anxiety symptoms and apathy, that prevent participation in the sessions or presence of uncontrolled delirium.
- Traumatic life history or marked by negative events relevant to the person that discourage the participation in the Reminiscence Therapy sessions.
- History of negative reactions during previous Reminiscence Therapy sessions or similar activities.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 8 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
251 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04047238
Start Date
August 8 2019
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
February 18 2020
Active Locations (25)
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1
Cediara - Assoc. Sol. Social de Ribeira de Fráguas
Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro District, Portugal, 3850-705
2
Rsocialform - Geriatria, Lda.
Mealhada, Aveiro District, Portugal, 3050-387
3
Santa Casa Da Misericórdia de Ovar
Ovar, Aveiro District, Portugal, 3880-225
4
Lar D. Pedro V
Praia da Vitória, Azores, Portugal, 9760-458