Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02008630
Animal-assisted Interventions in Health Promotion for Elderly With Dementia
Animal-assisted Interventions in Health Promotion for Elderly With Dementia; Impact on Factors Related to Risk of Falls
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 122 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The overall research aim of this study is to investigate changes in measures related to the risk of falls among elderly with dementia participating in animal-assisted interventions. Also relatives' experience of own and the elderly's situation during and after the intervention will be examined. The design will be a prospective and cluster randomized multicenter trial, but mixed-methods will be used to target different outcomes. The study population will be elderly (age above 65) at day care centers diagnosed with dementia, or having a cognitive deficit. The intervention will consist of 30 minutes sessions with animal-assisted activity or animal-assisted therapy two times a week for 12 weeks in groups of 4-6 participants. Control groups will receive treatment as usual. Research questions: 1. Is there an effect in use of ordinary and optional medication among elderly persons with dementia at day care centers participating in animal-assisted interventions compared to a control group? 2. Is there an effect on social interaction, quality of life, activeness and wellbeing among elderly persons with dementia at day care centers participating in animal-assisted interventions compared to a control group? 3. Is there an effect on balance among elderly persons with dementia at day care centers participating in animal-assisted therapy compared to animal-assisted activity or a control group? 4. Do relatives of elderly persons with dementia at day care centers experience a change in their own and the elderly's situation after the intervention compared with before the intervention started?
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Animal-assisted activity | |
| OTHER | Animal-assisted therapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-05-01
- Completion
- 2014-08-01
- First posted
- 2013-12-11
- Last updated
- 2014-09-29
Locations
21 sites across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02008630. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.