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NCT07041008Completed

Cognitive Stimulation in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease

Digital and Analogical Cognitive Stimulation in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease: Effects on Global Cognition, Well-being and Quality of Life Across Distinct Institutional and Sociogeographic Contexts

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This multicentre study, employing a randomised controlled repeated measures experimental design, will be conducted in several Portuguese institutions that provide care and support services for older adults diagnosed with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). The primary aim is to evaluate the effects of two distinct cognitive stimulation modalities (digital vs physical/analogue). The study will assess the impact of individual cognitive stimulation on multiple domains - specifically cognitive function (with an emphasis on memory and executive function), mood, and quality of life - and investigate how institutional and territorial characteristics influence these effects, considering geographical and organisational diversity as potential moderating factors.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
514 (actual)
First submitted
17 Jun 2025
Start date
1 Sept 2025
Primary completion date
13 Sept 2025
Lead sponsor
Rsocialform - Geriatria, Lda
NCT number
NCT07041008

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 514
  • From 1 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 13 Sept 2025
  • 39 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Recent initiation (within two months) of neuroleptics, antipsychotics, or other psychoactive medications.

Other illness

  • Acute or chronic illness preventing participation.
  • Severe communication impairment.

Other

  • Cannot read and write.
  • Significant sensory or physical limitations.
  • Aggressive or disruptive behaviour.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 65 or older.
  • Receive care/support services for at least three months.
  • A diagnosis of probable AD according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, text revision.
  • Preserved communication skills.
  • Native Portuguese speaker.
  • Total scores between 10 and 26 points on the Mini Mental State Examination.

Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (39)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Associação Alzheimer Açores
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AçoresPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Porto
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AçoresPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Horta
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AçoresPortugalUnknown status
Centro Apoio Social Mozelos
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
Centro Social da Freguesia de Casal Comba
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ovar
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
CASTIIS
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
O Jardim - Centro de Solidariedade Social de Canedo
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
CEDIARA - Associação de Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Espinho
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AveiroPortugalUnknown status
Patronato de Santo António - Lar D. José do Patrocínio Dias
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BejaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ferreira do Alentejo
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BejaPortugalUnknown status
Centro Social do Vale do Homem Casa da Alegria
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BragaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Mirandela
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BragançaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Velha de Rodão
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Castelo BrancoPortugalUnknown status
Residência Sénior DON ANTÓNIO - Hilário & Pereira
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Castelo BrancoPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Soalheira
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Castelo BrancoPortugalUnknown status
Associação Cultural Recreativa e Social de Samuel
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CoimbraPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Montemor-o-Novo
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EvoraPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Real de Santo António
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FaroPortugalUnknown status
Associação de Desenvolvimento Comunitário do Funchal - Garouta do Calhau
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FunchalPortugalUnknown status
Instituto S. João de Deus Funchal
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FunchalPortugalUnknown status
Fundação João Bento Raimundo
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GuardaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
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GuardaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alvorge
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LeiriaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alvaiázere
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LeiriaPortugalUnknown status
AMITEI
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LeiriaPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alcobaça
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LeiriaPortugalUnknown status
Centro Social Paroquial de Moita dos Ferreiros
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LisbonPortugalUnknown status
Associação Casapiana de Solidariedade
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LisbonPortugalUnknown status
Associação de Socorros da Freguesia de Turcifal
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LisbonPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa - Espaço ComVida
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LisbonPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Campo Maior
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PortalegrePortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Gaia - ERPI José Tavares Bastos
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PortoPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Caminha
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Viana do CasteloPortugalUnknown status
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ponte de Lima
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Viana do CasteloPortugalUnknown status
Quinta de Santa Ana RS
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Viana do CasteloPortugalUnknown status
Associação de Solidariedade Social do Alto Paiva
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ViseuPortugalUnknown status
Associação de Solidariedade Social e Recreativa de Nespereira
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ViseuPortugalUnknown status

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