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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Radboud University Alzheimer's Association VCVGZ Fund; Dutch Occupational Therapy Association |
Information provided by: | Radboud University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00295152 |
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of community occupational therapy in older patients with mild ot moderate dementia and their primary caregivers.
Condition | Intervention |
Community Occupational Therapy Dementia Patients Primary Caregivers of Dementia Patients |
Behavioral: community occupational therapy in dementia |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Caregivers Dementia |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Effects of Community Occupational Therapy on the Daily Performance of Older Patients With Mild to Moderate Dementia and on the Sense of Competence of Their Primary Caregivers. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 135 |
Study Start Date: | April 2001 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2005 |
Methods
Cost-effectiveness: the costs of this OT intervention will also be determined and a cost-effectiveness analysis will be carried out.
3)Results: Results at baseline, at 6 weeks and at 3 months follow-up on primary outcome measures and on patients' and caregivers' secondary health outcomes and also the cost effectiveness of this intervention, will be analyzed and described in international publications.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Memory Clinic and Geriatic Department Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | |||||
Nijmegen, Netherlands, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB |
Radboud University |
Alzheimer's Association |
VCVGZ Fund; |
Dutch Occupational Therapy Association |
Principal Investigator: | Marcel GM Olde-Rikkert, PhD, MD | Department of Geriatrics Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre |
Community occupational therapy for older patients with dementia and their primary caregivers. 
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Graff MJL, et al.Occupational therapy at home for older individuals with mild to moderate cognitive impairments and their primary caregivers: a pilot study. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 23, 155-163, 2003.
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Graff MJL, Melick van MBM. The development, testing and implementation of an occupational therapy guideline. The guideline for the OT diagnosis and treatment of older persons with cognitive impairments. Ducth Occupational Therapy Journal 28, 169-174, 2000.
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Melick van MBM, Graff MJL. Occupational therapy for geriatric patients. The guideline for occupational therapy in geriatric patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairments. Dutch Journal of Occupational Therapy 28, 176-181, 2000
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Study ID Numbers: | EDO project, Grant V-1999-023. |
First Received: | February 21, 2006 |
Last Updated: | August 1, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00295152 |
Health Authority: | Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) |
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