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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Mild Alzheimer's Patients and Their Caregivers

NCT01273272 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2017-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral therapy-based, multi-component treatment programme is effective in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of patients with mild Alzheimer's dementia.

Conditions

  • Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Comprehensive, CBT-based, multi-component treatment

It includes eight modules: diagnosis and goal setting; psychoeducation; engagement in pleasant activities; cognitive restructuring; live review; training caregiver in behavior man-agement techniques; interventions for the caregiver; and couples counselling. It consists of 20 weekly sessions (plus appr. 5 single session with caregiver).

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual

Each patient/caregiver must receive at least three out of six interventions: (1) psychoeducation on dementia and treatment of dementia (oral and written); (2) appropriate medical treatment; (3) social counseling by specialized staff; (4) memory training in group setting; (5) self-help group for the patient; (6) self-help group for the caregiver.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simon Forstmeier, Ph.D. · University of Zurich

  • Andreas Maercker, M.D.,Ph.D. · University of Zurich

  • Egemen Savaskan, M.D. · Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

  • Tanja Roth, Ph.D. · Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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