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The Efficacy of Using Volunteers to Implement a Cognitive Stimulation Program in Two Long-Term Care Homes

NCT01818778 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2014-05-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many volunteers visiting seniors make socially-based "friendly visits". This study investigated the efficacy of volunteers making visits focused on stimulating cognition. Participants were randomly assigned to either a "friendly visit" control group or a cognitive stimulation group. Seniors receiving stimulation visits made statistically significant improvement in memory abilities.

Conditions

  • Impaired Cognition
  • Geriatric Disorder
  • Learning Disorders
  • Age-Related Memory Disorders
  • Impairment of Attention

Interventions

OTHER

Cognitive stimulation program

The stimulation program was composed of therapy- and education-based exercises which were specifically designed to stimulate reasoning, memory, and attention skills in adults.

OTHER

Standard Friendly Visit

Volunteers provided standard "friendly visits" to residents which included a friendly greeting and casual conversation about issues which interest the resident.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baycrest

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Kirby, Ph.D. · Queen's University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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