Major Memory 2: A Long-term Group Cognitive Stimulation Program

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a long-term group cognitive stimulation (CS) program on the cognitive function of institutionalized elderly people with neurocognitive disorders. The study also aims to assess the program's feasibility in institutions located in the Portuguese town of Oliveira do Bairro.

The investigators propose the realization of a quasi-experimental longitudinal study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects will participate in CS sessions as part of a group, once a week, for one year, while maintaining their usual care in the institution. The program will have 47 sessions, once per week, with 1 hour each. In each participating institution, one group will be formed. In groups composed by participants with mild neurocognitive disorder, the maximum number will be 10 participants per group, in groups composed by participants with major neurocognitive disorder, the maximum number will be 6 participants per group. In each institution, patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be selected to become part of a cognitive stimulation group program.

Conditions

• Neurocognitive Disorders
• Dementia
• Cognitive Impairment
• Cognitive Decline

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Stimulation

The intervention includes 50 sessions, over the course of one year, being that 3 of those sessions will be the pretest, intratest and posttest evaluations. The intervention sessions will last approximately 60 minutes and they will be developed according to the following structure: Welcoming to the group (5 minutes) Reality orientation therapy (10 minutes) Main activity (35 minutes) Session evaluation (10 minutes) CS sessions will be conducted in groups. The intervention sessions will include several activities based on different non-pharmacological therapies, whose effectiveness in elderly with neurocognitive disorders has been scientifically proven. Non-pharmacological therapies used encompass therapies such as musictherapy, reminiscence therapy, validation therapy, Montessori method in geriatrics, ADL training, art therapy and the computer software Rehacom.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rsocialform - Geriatria, Lda

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Susana I Justo Henriques, PhD · Replicar Socialform and University of de Santiago de Compostela

• Patricia Otero Otero, PhD · University of A Coruña

• Vanessa Blanco Seoane, PhD · University of de Santiago de Compostela

• Fernando L Vázquez González, PhD · University of de Santiago de Compostela

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-02-10

Primary Completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2022-12-31

Countries

• Portugal

Study Locations