DementiaPhase 4NCT00450047
Study on the Efficacy of Speed-Feedback Therapy for Elderly People With Dementia
A Phase 4 study testing Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer and Ergometer at conventional settings in people with Dementia, run by Hiroshima University.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of speed-feedback therapy in improving the cognitive function of elderly people with dementia by a randomized controlled trial, and to demonstrate how that affects ADL and QOL. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Dementia
- What is being tested?
- Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer and Ergometer at conventional settings
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Sep 2005to Dec 2006
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 65 years of age or older
- Diagnosed with dementia by a physician
- Mini-Mental State Examination score of 23 points or less
- Capable of participating at least once a week for 6 weeks in succession
Who cannot join
- Management of a medical risk required
- Impaired ability to pedal the ergometer because of an orthopedic or surgical disease of the lower extremities or central nerve paralysis
- Never having been on a bicycle, and incapable of pedaling well
About this study
Official title: Study on the Efficacy of Speed-Feedback Therapy for Elderly People With Dementia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of speed-feedback therapy in improving the cognitive function of elderly people with dementia by a randomized controlled trial, and to demonstrate how that affects ADL and QOL.
Read the detailed description
Dementia is a syndrome caused by diseases of the cerebral parenchyma, and it is a state in which cognitive functions, including attention, memory, thinking, comprehension, judgment, and computation, are diminished. Because of the mental symptoms, problem behaviors, and decreased activities of daily living (ADL) it is also recognized as a major social problem. However, rehabilitation of elderly people with dementia is still at the trial-and-error stage, and establishing a method of rehabilitation is an urgent task. In 2004, the authors devised and created a training method that integrates exercise therapy with feedback therapy to treat the cognitive dysfunction of elderly people with dementia. To do so the authors introduced speed-feedback therapy with a bicycle ergometer as a feedback therapy intervention. The results of a preliminary study of the efficacy of this method in improving cognitive dysfunction in 17 elderly persons with dementia showed improvement in cognitive dysfunction, and their attentiveness also improved, suggesting that the impaired attentiveness may have improved in response to treatment by this method and, as a result, have led to improvement of cognitive dysfunction. However, it became clear that it would be necessary to further improve and develop the system, and to demonstrate its efficacy in a controlled trial and verify associations between improvement of cognitive dysfunction and improvement of the ADL of dementia patients and their quality of life (QOL).
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Being tested
- Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer, Ergometer at conventional settings
- Keywords
- cognitive impairment, ergometer, speed-feedback therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometerDevice
Ergometer at conventional settingsDevice
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
score on a scale of cognitive function immediately after completion of the 6-week intervention and 1 month after completion of the intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
attentiveness score immediately after completion of the intervention, and score on an ADL scale and a QOL scale immediately after completion of the intervention and 1 month after completion of the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Mar 2007 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2005
- Study completionDec 2006
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DementiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 120 participants
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hiroshima University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Hitoshi Okamura, MD, PhD, Study director, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00450047
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0662
- Status last verified
- Mar 2007
- First submitted
- 20 Mar 2007
- Last updated
- 21 Mar 2007
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Mar 2007. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Study on the Efficacy of Speed-Feedback Therapy for Elderly People With Dementia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00450047
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0662
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Keywords
- cognitive impairment, ergometer, speed-feedback therapy
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 120 participants
- Lead sponsor
- Hiroshima UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2005
- Study completion
- Dec 2006 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Mar 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of speed-feedback therapy in improving the cognitive function of elderly people with dementia by a randomized controlled trial, and to demonstrate how that affects ADL and QOL.
Detailed description
Dementia is a syndrome caused by diseases of the cerebral parenchyma, and it is a state in which cognitive functions, including attention, memory, thinking, comprehension, judgment, and computation, are diminished. Because of the mental symptoms, problem behaviors, and decreased activities of daily living (ADL) it is also recognized as a major social problem. However, rehabilitation of elderly people with dementia is still at the trial-and-error stage, and establishing a method of rehabilitation is an urgent task. In 2004, the authors devised and created a training method that integrates exercise therapy with feedback therapy to treat the cognitive dysfunction of elderly people with dementia. To do so the authors introduced speed-feedback therapy with a bicycle ergometer as a feedback therapy intervention. The results of a preliminary study of the efficacy of this method in improving cognitive dysfunction in 17 elderly persons with dementia showed improvement in cognitive dysfunction, and their attentiveness also improved, suggesting that the impaired attentiveness may have improved in response to treatment by this method and, as a result, have led to improvement of cognitive dysfunction. However, it became clear that it would be necessary to further improve and develop the system, and to demonstrate its efficacy in a controlled trial and verify associations between improvement of cognitive dysfunction and improvement of the ADL of dementia patients and their quality of life (QOL).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 65 years of age or older
- Diagnosed with dementia by a physician
- Mini-Mental State Examination score of 23 points or less
- Capable of participating at least once a week for 6 weeks in succession
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Management of a medical risk required
- Impaired ability to pedal the ergometer because of an orthopedic or surgical disease of the lower extremities or central nerve paralysis
- Never having been on a bicycle, and incapable of pedaling well
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer | Device | – |
| Ergometer at conventional settings | Device | – |
Primary outcome
score on a scale of cognitive function immediately after completion of the 6-week intervention and 1 month after completion of the intervention
1 secondary outcome
attentiveness score immediately after completion of the intervention, and score on an ADL scale and a QOL scale immediately after completion of the intervention and 1 month after completion of the intervention
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Mar 2007.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hitoshi Okamura, MD, PhD study director
Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer and Ergometer at conventional settings in people with Dementia, run by Hiroshima University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
score on a scale of cognitive function immediately after completion of the 6-week intervention and 1 month after completion of the intervention. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2007.