Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Olderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Ejdane Coskun

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06115785

CST

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of cognitive stimulation therapy on cognitive status and apathy in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Full description

This randomized controlled experimental study is planned for 30 October - 25 December 2023, with a total of 60 people (30 in the control group and 30 in the intervention group) at the Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center. The data of the research were collected from the Literature-Based Personal Information Form, Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT), Apathy Assessment Scale. Approval from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee and written permission from the participants were obtained to conduct the study. Individuals in the intervention group started with introduction and in the first week, pre-test administration and CST will be administered twice for 45 minutes.

For the next 7 weeks, it will be carried out for one week, with the introduction and pre-test application for individuals in the control group in the first week. They will continue their daily lives in two sessions for one week and two days. They will continue their lives in the following weeks.

Written informed consent form will be given to all individuals in the study. It will start after information about the measurement tools is given.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Agree to participate in the study
• Being literate and speaking Turkish fluently
• Have communication and understanding skills
• Standardized Mini Mental Test result being between 18-23 points
• Having adequate vision and hearing functions for group participation

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of any sensory impairment
• Having a physical health problem that may impair group cohesion and integrity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy In the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks, IPT implementation twice a week, as two themes, for 7 weeks, with each session of 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

CST nonpharmacological intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

CST nonpharmacological intervention Individuals in the control group will be given two sessions in the 2nd week, and they will continue their daily lives in the following weeks.