Cognitive Behavioural Therapy of Early Dementia (KORDIAL)

Technical University of Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dementia

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy for early Alzheimer's disease; Other: Control

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00735046

KOR-683-KUR-0000-I

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with early dementia.

Full description

The KORDIAL study is a randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial evaluating the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral therapy for patients at the early stage of Alzheimer's disease. The 3-month experimental intervention consists of 12 individual sessions with regular involvement of carers or other patient proxies. Strategies for improving the patient's coping ability and for enhancing their psychological well-being are combined. The primary outcome criterion is functioning in the everyday context after completion of the intervention and after another 6 months. The control condition will be treatment as usual. The study will be conducted in 5 university outpatient units and in 5 specialist offices.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mild dementia (MMSE > 21) in Alzheimer's disease (ICD-10), proxy available

Exclusion criteria

• Acute of unstable psychiatric or physical disease, proxy unavailable
• Participation in another trial

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy for early Alzheimer's disease

2

Description:

control

Treatment:

Other: Control