Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Residents With Dementia in Nursing Homes
Lead Sponsor:
Northern Kentucky University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ridgewood Health Campus
Conditions:
Dementia in Nursing Home
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this experimental study was to evaluate whether cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) improved cognitive functioning and engagement levels in individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia resid...
Detailed Description
This study was a quasi-experimental one group pretest-posttest designed to evaluate the significance of a 7-week CST program among residents of a long-term care facility with mild to moderate dementia...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Provide informed consent
- Adults aged 18 years or older who reside in a long-term care facility
- Adequate English proficiency, vision, hearing, and speech to participate in groups
- English proficiency
- participation in recreational or social activities for at least 45 minutes per week
- diagnosis of mild-to-moderate dementia based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) criteria, confirmed by medical records, or a mid-range score (18-55) on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog)
Exclusion
- Prior CST treatment
- non-English speaking
- Communication barriers (aphasia)
- Diagnosis of severe dementia
- History of a learning disability or traumatic brain injury
- Participation in a concurrent clinical trial
- Receiving hospice care
- ADAS-Cog score in the no-impairment range (0-17) or high range (56-70).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 14 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 20 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06978972
Start Date
May 14 2025
End Date
August 20 2025
Last Update
September 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Ridgewood Health Campus
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, United States, 47025