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Effects of Jing Si Herbal Tea on Quality of Life and Sleep in Dementia and Their Caregivers
Led by National Cheng Kung University · Updated on 2026-04-13
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
97 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
National Cheng Kung University
Lead Sponsor
B
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Jing Si Herbal Tea has been found to be effective in improving health for the conditions of cancers, aging, depression, and sleep. Such evidence has been shown in animal models and clinical research with publications in the international journals. However, empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of Jing Si Herbal Tea for patients with dementia and their caregivers on their quality of life and psychosocial health remains unclear. Therefore, the present project aims to investigate the feasibility of taking Jing Si Herbal Tea among patients with dementia; then, to investigate if Jing Si Herbal Tea could improve quality of life and psychosocial health for patients with dementia and their caregivers. The project will be three years. The first year will examine the feasibility for the patients with dementia. A total of 100 patients with dementia will be recruited and they will be informed to take the Jing Si Herbal Tea two times per day (one time in the morning and another time in the afternoon). All the participants will be measured for their quality of life and psychosocial health at baseline, three months after baseline, and six months after baseline, to have initial evidence of the improvements in quality of life and psychosocial health without having a control group. The second year will recruit 200 patients with dementia and randomly assign them into a treatment group (taking Jing Si Herbal Tea) and a control group (taking placebo). All the participants will be measured for their quality of life and psychosocial health at baseline, three months after baseline, and six months after baseline, to investigate the strong evidence of Jing Si Herbal Tea on quality of life and psychosocial health. The third year will recruit 200 caregivers of patient with dementia and randomly assign them into a treatment group (taking Jing Si Herbal Tea) and a control group (taking placebo). All the participants will be measured for their quality of life and psychosocial health at baseline, three months after baseline, and six months after baseline, to investigate the strong evidence of Jing Si Herbal Tea on quality of life and psychosocial health.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Jing Si Herbal Tea on Quality of Life and Sleep in Dementia and Their Caregivers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of dementia
- 50 years or older (for dementia patients)
- Sufficient cognition to complete questionnaires
- Ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
- Caregivers of people with dementia for more than half a year
- 20 years or older (for caregivers)
You will not qualify if you...
- Kidney (renal) function problems
- Deemed not suitable for Jing Si Herbal Tea by a psychiatrist or physician
- Undergoing change in guardianship or assistance status
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Tzu-Chi General Hospital
Hualien City, Taiwan
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Chung-Ying Lin, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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