NCT07086261 · ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Using SRT to Improve The Drinking Problem Behavior of Elderly People With Dementia During The Care of Day Care
This trial tests whether Spaced Retrieval Training (SRT) — a memory technique that practices recalling information at increasing intervals — can help elderly people with dementia drink enough water on their own. Researchers will track daily water intake, body weight, hydration levels, and caregiver stress over eight weeks. This is a Phase NA quasi-experimental study, meaning it is exploratory rather than a controlled drug trial.
You may qualify if
- Elderly people with dementia aged 65 years or above who are receiving care in day care centers.
- Clear consciousness and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
- Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR) should be 1-2 points.
- Brain Health Test (BHT) should be less than 9 points.
- Pass the SRT training screening test, indicating that the trainer's name can be remembered for 20-30 seconds.
- Agree to participate in this study.
You're excluded if
- Patients diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) after evaluation by psychiatrists.
- Patients with chronic heart disease and renal failure.
- Patients with upper and lower limb dysfunction.
- Patients with hearing impairment and dysphagia.
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2025-08-28