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Efficacy of Doll Therapy in the Dementia in Acute Geriatric Inpatients

NCT05691569 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2025-04-09

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Summary

Summary. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) represents a huge emotional stress and an important burden for the patients and the caregivers severely reducing their quality of life. BPSD worsen during hospitalization and require the administration of psychotropic drugs that are often insufficient to control the symptoms, and may cause severe adverse events.

The investigators propose the use of empathy dolls in order to reduce BPSD and in particular agitation and aggressiveness in acute geriatric in-patients affected by moderate to severe forms of dementia.

The use of doll therapy in the clinical routine will allow to reduce the use of psychotropic drugs, shorten hospitalization, reduce professional and family caregiver burden improving patients' and families' quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

doll therapy

empathy dolls

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-15
Primary Completion
2027-03-30
Completion
2027-08-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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