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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the TOVERTAFEL System on Behavioral Disorders

NCT04421833 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2021-07-14

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Summary

The prevalence of behavioral disorders is high in patients living in an institutional environment or hospitalized in a long-term care unit. The consequences of these symptoms are not negligible with a faster cognitive decline and a significant impact on the life of the institution and of other patients when the disorders are pervasive and too difficult to manage for the healthcare teams.

Despite the daily attention paid to these disorders and their causes, especially the environmental ones, the teams are sometimes helpless, the teams are sometimes helpless today to fight against these symptoms, and their management thus constitutes a real challenge.

Non-drug interventions targeting this problem often require additional training, architectural installations (Snoezelen space) and / or are moderately effective. In order to offer a solution that can be used by everyone, that is transportable and based on new technologies, the TOVERTAFEL device was created.

These are interactive games projected onto a table using a ceiling projector. The light animations invite people to "play with the light" using arm or hand movements. These games stimulate residents' physical activity and encourage interactions between residents and with caregivers.

In this study, it is a question of evaluating the effectiveness of the TOVERTAFEL device on the frequent behavioral symptoms in dementia (agitation, ambulation, apathy, anxiety), the quality of life of the patients, as well as on psychotropic treatments.

Conditions

  • Behavioral Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TOVERTAFEL

The TOVERTAFEL is a small box that can be attached to the ceiling. Inside the box is a high-quality projector, infrared sensors, a speaker, and a processor that work together to project games onto the table. Because the colored objects respond to the movements of the hands and arms, the residents can play with the light itself. The planned activities provide cognitive, social and physical stimulation through light projections and can all be used individually or in groups with the presence of a caregiver or facilitator. Sixteen play activities are offered.

BEHAVIORAL

USUAL activities

patients can participate in cooking workshops, cinema activities (screening of old films or documentaries on a large screen, in a "cozy" atmosphere), walks in the garden and the visit of a dog trained in assisted therapy by the animal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
106 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-10
Primary Completion
2021-08-31
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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