NCT01819714

Sensory Support Care for Elderly Patients Suffering From Alzheimer'S-type Neurodegenerative Disease

Evaluation of the Impact of Care Based on Sensory Support for Elderly Patients Suffering From Alzheimer'S-type Neurodegenerative Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of 3 months of "Snoezelen-type" multi-sensory care sessions on NeuroPsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) scores for patients with Alzheimer's-type neurodegenerative disease.

Detailed description

The secondary objectives of this study are to study the following elements in relationship to the implementation of a "Snoezelen-type" multi-sensory care strategy for patients with Alzheimer's-type neurodegenerative disease: A. to evaluate the effects on NPI-Q scores at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months . B. evaluate the effects on quality of life (questionnaire QOL-AD) at 0 and 12 months. C. assess changes in the "aggressive behavior" subsection of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) questionnaire over 0, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. D. assess changes in drug consumption (anxiolytics, antidepressants, hypnotics, neuroleptics)over the study period

Conditions

• Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multi-sensory supportive care	The Serre-Cavalier center will implement Snoezelen-type multisensory care sessions for included patients; these care sessions correspond with the patients' daily hygiene/toilette care. The impact of this multisensory strategy will be evaluated using a before-after design.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2013-03-28
• Last updated: 2015-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France