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Active, not recruitingNCT06191172DementiaUpdated Jan 5, 2024

The Effect of Person-Centered Care Applied to Patients With Dementia on Nutritional Status

An interventional study of Reminiscence Therapy and Montessori application in Dementia, sponsored by Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-05.

Sponsored by Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Apr 2024, 2 years 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
  • Registered 2 years after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2021, registered Dec 2023).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
55
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of person-centered care on nutritional status of patients with dementia.

In this study, we think that since the practices that reduce the eating difficulties of patients with dementia and prevent possible problems will be applied in a person-centered manner, a different perspective will be developed in this field and will affect the care of the patients more positively.

Read the detailed description

In line with the observations made and the patient\'s wishes, Montessori application, landscaping, special equipment such as high-contrast colored crockery, flatware, and spill-free containers, positive communication, effectiveness Person-centered care interventions such as activities will be implemented and their effects on nutritional status will be evaluated (Pre-test - post-test).

test randomized control group experimental design). No intervention will be made to the control group, they will only be observed.

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Conditions studied

  • Dementia

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Keywords

  • dementia
  • person-centered
  • Edfed
  • feeding difficulty
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In context

Dementia

2,172 studies on the registry are indexed under Dementia; 540 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 55 is below the median of 83 across 1,629 interventional studies indexed under Dementia.

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Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa is the lead sponsor of 680 studies on the registry; 208 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Being over 65 years old,
  • Being diagnosed with dementia
  • Being able to step on the scale (no lower extremity loss)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute disease state (pneumonia),
  • Patients with PEG,
  • Patients with severe visual and hearing impairment,
  • Mild dementia patients,
  • Parkinson\'s patients,
  • Patients with head trauma
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
55 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    EXPERIMENT I

    Reminiscence therapy intervention group

    Behavioral: Reminiscence Therapy

  • Experimental
    EXPERIMENT II

    Montessori application initiative group

    Behavioral: Montessori application

  • Experimental
    EXPERIMENT III

    Environmental initiative group

    Behavioral: Environmental Layout

  • Experimental
    EXPERIMENT IV

    Application of contrast ergonomic special equipment initiative group

    Behavioral: Application of contrast ergonomic special equipment

  • No intervention
    CONTROL GROUP

    ORDINARY CARE

Interventions

  • BehavioralReminiscence Therapy

    Old objects and pictures of old objects that facilitate remembering about weekly topics will be taken to the institution by the researcher, and individuals within the scope of the research will be asked for their own photographs, if any.

  • BehavioralMontessori application

    Drill toy Matching puzzle Chickpeas, rice sorting Lock, zipper Counting beans Making a tie Taking and pouring food with a scoop

  • BehavioralEnvironmental Layout

    Dining place Music Lighting Heat

  • BehavioralApplication of contrast ergonomic special equipment

    White tablecloth Beveled red blue and yellow blue plate Ergonomic yellow and red fork, spoon and cup

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Edfed score

    Change in edfed score after one month of application

    Time frame: one month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Turkey
    Istanbul, Sıslı 34394, Turkey
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 5, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06191172
Lead sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Responsible party
Busra Kul (MsC, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 5, 2024
Start date
Dec 20, 2021
Primary completion
Apr 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 5, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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