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Elderly Demented Patients: Aromatherapy Complementary to Psychopharmacotherapy Psychological Disorders and BPSD Behavior

NCT03662360 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2021-09-30

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Summary

Behavioral and psycological symptoms of dementia, (BPSD) are one of the major problem for families, doctors and for patients the same. To reduce the side effects of the standard treatments, is important to find an alternative methods of treatment, eg the aromatherapy. There is an incresing in scientific evidence the its use in dementia behavior related.

Conditions

  • BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia)

Interventions

OTHER

essential oils

Following a specific schema, the randomization will be perfomed. Patients enrolled in Group B will receive in environmental diffusion two essential oils, to define their possible effectiveness in the control of the psychological and behavioural disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Clinica Luganese Moncucco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alessandra Franzetti Pellanda, MD · Clinica Luganese Moncucco

  • Pio Eugenio Fontana, MD · Clinica Luganese Moncucco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-20
Primary Completion
2018-06-30
Completion
2018-07-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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