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Investigating the Impact of Multi-sensory Environments on Behavior During Assisted Bathing for Veterans With Dementia

NCT03303638 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2019-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) greatly impact quality of life (QoL) for people with dementia, and pharmacological interventions are costly, ineffective or life-threatening. Law-makers support non-pharmacological interventions like multi-sensory environments (MSE) but they have not been widely studied. There is a critical need for investigation of MSE, particularly during assisted bathing, showering, and/or tub bathing, where most BPSD occur.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multi-sensory Environment

Multi-sensory environments (MSE), also known as Snoezelen® environments, are defined as behavioral environmental intervention to help people with cognitive and physical impairments reach sensory equilibrium. Typical elements within MSE include visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory stimuli, ergonomic vibro-acoustic furniture, bubble tubes, color-changing LED lighting solutions, music, fiber optics and aromatherapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald I Shorr, MD · University of Florida & Veterans Health Administration

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-23
Primary Completion
2019-07-19
Completion
2019-07-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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