Pain and Stress Detection and Relief in People With Dementia

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Dementia; Perceived Stress

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Meditation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06094400

P0045168

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of using the portable EEG headband and the headband-guided meditation practices for pain and stress relief in people with dementia in Hong Kong. Additionally, it explores the potential use of the headband as a biomarker for pain and stress in this target group.

Full description

This project is a Phase II clinical trial to access the feasibility and efficacy of incorporating portable EEG headband-guided meditation for alleviating pain and stress among people with early and moderate dementia in Hong Kong. Sixty dementia people will be recruited. Participants in the intervention group will wear the EEG headband and engage in 10-minute guided meditation sessions, while the control group will wear the EEG headband and undergo a 10-minute resting session. Efficacy will be evaluated using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and EEG signals associated with pain and stress. Immediate post-assessment focus group interviews will be conducted to explore caregiver's experiences with the use of portable EEG headbands in this study.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People with mild to moderate severe dementia;
• Have chronic pain or have experienced stress for at least six months;
• Be able to communicate and express pain;
• Have no prior experience with any type of meditation training;
• Volunteer to participate in the study and provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Person with other acute or terminal illnesses that may not be able to stay in a home living environment frequently;
• With severe visual or hearing problems that would hinder communication;
• With infectious diseases that could be transmitted by using the headband.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

10-mintue headband-guided meditation session via Muse Medication App.

Treatment:

Other: Meditation

Control

Other group

Description:

10-minute resting session

Treatment:

Other: Control