Enhancing Quality of Life for Nursing Home Residents

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease

In brief

Many persons with dementia exhibit behaviors that caregivers find difficult to manage. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of individualized recreational activities for reducing agitation and passivity in persons with dementia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00388544

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

128

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-09

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking; diagnosis of dementia; a willing informant who knows the subject well and who can provide past personality and other data; a stable dose of any psychoactive drug from pre-baseline through final observation; and presence of agitation or passivity.

You may not qualify if…

• delirium or an unstable medical condition; history of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, seizure disorder, stroke, alcoholism, drug abuse, head trauma with loss of consciousness, or psychiatric illness preceding the onset of memory loss; severe vision or hearing impairment; and receiving a new psychoactive medication within the past 30 days.

Where it is running

• Nursing homes in Central and Northeast Pennsylvania — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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