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Effect of Activities and Exercise on Sleep in Dementia
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Control Condition, Individualized Social Activities (ISA), and 2 other interventions for Dementia and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 355 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether individualized social activities, physical resistance training and walking, and a combination of both are effective in improving nighttime sleep in elders with dementia.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The group participated in the usual nursing home activities and routines.
The group received individualized social activities one hour daily, during usual brief daytime napping episodes, between 9 am to 5 pm in brief 15-30 minute intervals five days a week.
The group participated in high intensity PRT to the hip and arm extensors (three sets of eight repetitions per muscle per group, approximately 40 minutes) plus 10 minutes of warm-up and 10 minutes of cool-down on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons for one hour (between 2-5pm). On Tuesdays and Thursdays, participants walked with a research assistant for as long as the participant could walk for up to 60 minutes.
The group had one hour of ISA in the morning or afternoon and one hour of PRT/walking in the afternoon from 2-5pm five days a week. This group received interventions for 2 hours per day.