Short-term Effect of Positioning Cushions and Harmonic Techniques on Paratonia in Persons With Dementia

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Paratonia; Dementia

Treatments: Other: Harmonic techniques; Other: Supporting cushions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03538405

EC/2016/0019

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated the short-term effect of both harmonic techniques and supporting cushions on muscle tone, range of motion, pain and daily care activities in 22 patients with moderate to severe paratonia. The study consisted of two parts, each part was conducted during one week. In the first part of the study the short-term effect of supporting cushions was examined; in the second part of the study the additional short-term effect of harmonic techniques was investigated.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• dementia (confirmed in medical file)
• presence of moderate to severe paratonia (confirmed with PAI and MAS)
• proxy consent

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 1 patient group

all participants

Experimental group

Description:

All participants received the same interventions, there were no subgroups interventions: supporting cushions and harmonic techniques

Treatment:

Other: Supporting cushions

Other: Harmonic techniques