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Enhancing Quality of Life for Nursing Home Residents

NCT00388544 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2012-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Activity matched to interest

Recreational activities are tailored to subject's style of interest

BEHAVIORAL

Activity matched to function

Recreational activities are tailored to subjects physical and cognitive functioning

BEHAVIORAL

Activity matched to both interest and function

Recreational activities are tailored to both style of interest and physical and cognitive functioning.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ann Kolanowski, PhD, RN · Penn State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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