Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
2005-41-4870
Study information
Scientific title
An interventional non-blinded randomised study in ten Danish nursing homes of the benefits of reminiscence
Acronym
Reminiscence
Study hypothesis
That the integration of reminiscence into daily nursing care would benefit nursing home residents and staff.
Ethics approval
The Danish guidelines regarding notification of studies to ethics committees specify that only trials involving the use of medicinal products, medical devices or collection of biological material should be sent for notification. As our study is based on questionnaires and interview examinations, and reminiscence is not considered a medical treatment, approval from an ethical committee was not required.
Study design
Interventional randomised non-blinded two-armed study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Nursing care
Intervention
Treatment arm 1:
Implementation of reminiscence: individual and group reminiscence sessions held with residents, supplemented by reminiscence boxes, posters and exhibitions. Duration: 1 year (August 2006 - August 2007). Nursing staff attended a training course to learn three forms of reminiscence: general reminiscence (group sessions run by 1 - 2 nurses for typically 2 - 8 residents with similar backgrounds or interests), specific reminiscence (sessions for 1 - 2 residents structured around a theme and tailored to the individual residents communication needs) and spontaneous reminiscence (informal use of comments during regular daily activities).
Treatment arm 2:
Usual nursing care. Duration: 1 year (August 2006 - August 2007).
Total duration of follow-up for all arms: 1 year.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Nurses' attitudes towards professional role and contact with residents. Baseline measurements were undertaken in March, May and August 2006; follow-up measurements were undertaken in March and August 2007.
Secondary outcome measures
Residents' quality of life (proxy assessment). Baseline measurements were undertaken in March, May and August 2006; follow-up measurements were undertaken in March and August 2007.
Overall trial start date
01/08/2005
Overall trial end date
30/09/2007
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Nursing homes in the Mid-Jutland Region with at least 35 residents (either sex, no age limit) who were willing to participate in study
2. Signed informed consent from residents/relatives
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Other
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
350 nursing home residents
Participant exclusion criteria
Nursing homes that already used reminiscence on a systematic basis.
Recruitment start date
01/08/2005
Recruitment end date
30/09/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Trial participating centre
CAST - Centre for Applied Health Services Research & Technology Assessment
Odense
5000
Denmark
Sponsor information
Organisation
Social Services Board of the Ministry for Social Affairs (Denmark)
Sponsor details
Skibhusvej 42
3. sal
Odense
5000
Denmark
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Social Services Board of the Ministry for Social Affairs (Denmark) (ref: j. nr. 367-14)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2010 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20525395
Publication citations
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Results
Gudex C, Horsted C, Jensen AM, Kjer M, Sørensen J, Consequences from use of reminiscence--a randomised intervention study in ten Danish nursing homes., BMC Geriatr, 2010, 10, 33, doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-33.