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LifeZig Personalized Reminiscence Video With Slideshows and Music for Individuals With Alzheimer's and Dementia (Lifezig)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Photozig, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00759863
First received: September 23, 2008
Last updated: February 22, 2010
Last verified: February 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

The LifeZig Project is a research study of a new reminiscence activity for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other types of dementia, based on the LifeZig system, with personalized video channels containing old photographs and music on television.

The goal of the LifeZig study is to enhance the quality of life for dementia patients and their families/caregivers, decrease the burden of care, and contribute to positive interaction between dementia patients and families/caregivers.


Condition Intervention Phase
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
 Behavioral: Lifezig
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: LifeZig System for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Photozig, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subject [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    This scale reflects the overall well-being of dementia patients. The construct being assessed is the quality of life of dementia patients, related to patient functioning, disoriented behavior, depression/anxiety, irritable behavior, and withdrawn behavior, consisting of 32 items, divided in four sub-scales: "Personal Care", "Communication, Awareness & Memory", "Mood", and "Interpersonal Awareness Behaviors". The overall score provides an indication of the overall perceived well-being of the dementia patient. Best value = 32. Worst Value = 144.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    This scale measures the type/number of dementia patients disturbing behaviors, and how much they bother caregivers with 24 items describing possible troublesome behaviors that the patient might evidence in the past month. Caregivers are first asked whether the dementia patient had displayed any of these in the time period, and secondly to rate on a 5-point scale (0=not at all; 4= extremely) how much this "bothered or upset" them. A "conditional bother" score is calculated which is the "upset" or "bother" ratings for only the problematic behavior that occurred. Best value = 0. Worst Value = 96.

  • Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D) is a 20-item measure that asks about the frequency of depressive symptoms (affective, psychological, and somatic) within the past week. The construct being assessed is the caregiver depression. Best value = 0. Worst Value = 60.


Enrollment: 242
Study Start Date: August 2006
Study Completion Date: April 2009
Primary Completion Date: April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Lifezig
Subjects watch personalized reminiscence video channels developed by program staff with the help of family members/caregivers (using the LifeZig system)
 Behavioral: Lifezig
Personalized Reminiscence Video
Other Name: LifeZig Personalized Reminiscence Slideshow
No Intervention: Usual Care
Subjects follow routine activities applied by nurses or caregivers, such as traditional reminiscence, crafts, singing, recreational activities, and other activities.

Detailed Description:

This program creates personalized TV channels with old photographs of AD patients, music, narration and relaxing sounds; as an activity to relax dementia patients.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria for dementia patients:

    • documented diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's or other type of dementia, medically stable, and visual/hearing capabilities to watch television.

  • Inclusion criteria for family members/caregivers:

    • provide care or be a family member of dementia patient, have knowledge of the person, and be able to provide old photographs of dementia patient.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00759863

Locations
United States, California
Photozig, Inc.
Moffett Field, California, United States, 94035-0128
Sponsors and Collaborators
Photozig, Inc.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Bruno Kajiyama, MS Photozig, Inc.
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Bruno Kajiyama, Photozig, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00759863     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Pz-A102b, R44AG022261
Study First Received: September 23, 2008
Results First Received: June 22, 2009
Last Updated: February 22, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
 Tauopathies
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013