Effects of Involvement in a Group-based Creative Expression Program on Psychotropic Drug Use in Persons With Dementia

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Conditions studied: Dementia

In brief

This project, a small-scale pilot study, will attempt to determine if involvement in a group-based creative expression program may correlate with a reduction in use of psychotropic drugs for persons with dementia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01382693

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

20

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-04

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• residence in one of two dementia special-care skilled nursing units at the study site
• clinical diagnosis of dementia

Where it is running

• Landis Homes — Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States

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