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Gentle Gymnastics and Relationship Between Family Caregivers and Residents With Dementia in Nursing Homes

NCT05686486 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2024-08-26

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Summary

The goal of this multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of a joint practice of a Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme in nursing home on the relationship between family caregivers and residents living with mild to moderate dementia. The intervention consists of 24 sessions of Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme for two one-hour sessions per week in a family caregiver-resident pair. The researchers will compare the practice of the intervention in pairs with a separate practice and with the absence of intervention to see if any effects are observed on the family caregiver-resident relationship. The hypotheses are as follows:

* Hypothesis 1: the relationship between family caregiver and resident will be judged better after the joint practice of a Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme compared to a separate practice and compared to no intervention.
* Hypothesis 2: signs of anxiety and depression in the family caregiver and resident should be lower after joint practice of a Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme compared to separate practice and compared to no intervention.
* Hypothesis 3: the family caregivers' feeling of competence will be higher after the joint practice of a Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme compared to a separate practice and compared to no intervention.
* Hypothesis 4: the quality of life of the residents will be better after the joint practice of a Tai Chi inspired gymnastics programme compared to a separate practice and compared to no intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Tai Chi inspired gymnastics

The intervention programme will address the themes of "relax and seek flexibility" and "contact and follow". The programme will be divided into four parts with six sessions per part. A typical session will be as follows: * Joint warm-up * A body session focused on relaxation and flexibility in different planes: sagittal/sagittal and frontal/sagittal, frontal and transversal/sagittal, frontal and transversal. * A more playful session in pairs on the theme of "contact and follow". Example: put the back of your hand against the back of your partner's hand and initiate movements and the other must follow without resistance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Malakoff-Humanis

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Siel Bleu

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fondation Mederic Alzheimer

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-Bernard Mabire, PhD · Fondation Mederic Alzheimer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-09
Primary Completion
2023-02-06
Completion
2023-02-06

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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