Elderly Demented Patients: Aromatherapy Complementary to Psychopharmacotherapy Psychological Disorders and BPSD Behavior

NCT03662360 NA COMPLETED Results posted

Behavioral and psycological symptoms of dementia, (BPSD) are one of the major problem for families, doctors and for patients the same. To reduce the side effects of the standard treatments, is important to find an alternative methods of treatment, eg the aromatherapy. There is an incresing in scientific evidence the its use in dementia behavior related.

Details

Lead sponsor	Clinica Luganese Moncucco
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	32
Start date	Sun May 20 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Completion	Mon Jul 30 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Conditions

• BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia)

Interventions

• essential oils

Countries

Switzerland