Verification of the effectiveness of the recollection method using tactile sensation

UMIN ID: UMIN000056637

Registered date:06/01/2025

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Psychological and cognitive functions
• Date of first enrollment: 2025/01/16
• Target sample size: 100
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Recollection using tactile sensation will be conducted once a week for one hour for 10 weeks.
Spending life as usual

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Psychological and cognitive functions

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 70years-old
• Age maximum: 79years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: (1) Those who cannot give informed consent (2) Those with a history or current history of dementia or psychiatric/neurological disorders (3) Those who score 23 or less on the dementia screening test (MMSE-J), which is administered as a pre-test (4) Those with severe visual or hearing impairment (5) Those who are currently participating in other clinical research studies (6) Those who have other difficulties in conducting the study (7) Those who have difficulty completing the questionnaire via web form.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Tohoku University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.