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
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- 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
Sites (39)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Alzheimer Açores Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Açores | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Porto Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Açores | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Horta Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Açores | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Centro Apoio Social Mozelos Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Centro Social da Freguesia de Casal Comba Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ovar Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| CASTIIS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| O Jardim - Centro de Solidariedade Social de Canedo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| CEDIARA - Associação de Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Espinho Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Patronato de Santo António - Lar D. José do Patrocínio Dias Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beja | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ferreira do Alentejo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beja | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Centro Social do Vale do Homem Casa da Alegria Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Braga | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Mirandela Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bragança | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Velha de Rodão Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Castelo Branco | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Residência Sénior DON ANTÓNIO - Hilário & Pereira Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Castelo Branco | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Soalheira Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Castelo Branco | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação Cultural Recreativa e Social de Samuel Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Coimbra | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Montemor-o-Novo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Evora | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Real de Santo António Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Faro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação de Desenvolvimento Comunitário do Funchal - Garouta do Calhau Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Funchal | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Instituto S. João de Deus Funchal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Funchal | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Fundação João Bento Raimundo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guarda | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guarda | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alvorge Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leiria | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alvaiázere Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leiria | Portugal | Unknown status |
| AMITEI Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leiria | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alcobaça Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leiria | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Centro Social Paroquial de Moita dos Ferreiros Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação Casapiana de Solidariedade Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação de Socorros da Freguesia de Turcifal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa - Espaço ComVida Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Campo Maior Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portalegre | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Gaia - ERPI José Tavares Bastos Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Porto | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Caminha Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ponte de Lima Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Quinta de Santa Ana RS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação de Solidariedade Social do Alto Paiva Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Viseu | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Associação de Solidariedade Social e Recreativa de Nespereira Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Viseu | Portugal | Unknown status |
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