Trial reportAlzheimer's research & therapy2017
Structured relearning of activities of daily living in dementia: the randomized controlled REDALI-DEM trial on errorless learning.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of errorless motor learning on movement outcomes: a lifespan and impairment perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Cognitive training for people with mild to moderate dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Prescribing Assistive Technology for Cognition to Support Aging in Place: OTs' Perspective.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2026Article
- Skills training in activities of daily living for persons living with dementia: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Overview of Effects of Motor Learning Strategies in Neurologic and Geriatric Populations: A Systematic Mapping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Review
- Perceptions of people living with dementia regarding patient-centred aspects of their care and caregiver support.Australasian journal on ageing · 2023Article
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Deal with Alzheimer's Disease-From Bench to Bedside: What Feasible Options Do Already Exist Today?Biomedicines · 2022Review
- A framework for rehabilitation for older adults living with dementia.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Exploring Factors Associated With Successful Nonpharmacological Interventions for People With Dementia.Dementia and neurocognitive disorders · 2022Article
- The design, evaluation, and reporting on non-pharmacological, cognition-oriented treatments for older adults: Results of a survey of experts.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2020Review
- Visuospatial function predicts one-week motor skill retention in cognitively intact older adults.Neuroscience letters · 2018Article
- Neurological rehabilitation for a patient with chronic Rasmussen encephalitis: a case report.Dementia & neuropsychologiaReview
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14 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundErrorless learning (EL) is a method for optimizing learning, which uses feed-forward instructions in order to prevent people from making mistakes during the learning process. The majority of previous studies on EL taught patients with dementia artificial tasks of little or no relevance for their daily lives. Furthermore, only a few controlled studies on EL have so far been performed and just a handful of studies have examined the long-term effects of EL. Tasks were not always trained in the patients' natural or home environment, limiting the external validity of these studies. This multicenter parallel randomized controlled trial examines the effects of EL compared with trial and error learning (TEL) on the performance of activities of daily living in persons with Alzheimer's or mixed-type dementia living at home.
methodsPatients received nine 1-hour task training sessions over eight weeks using EL or TEL. Task performance was measured using video observations at week 16. Secondary outcome measures were task performance measured at week 26, satisfaction with treatment, need for assistance, challenging behavior, adverse events, resource utilization and treatment costs.
resultsA total of 161 participants were randomized, of whom 71 completed the EL and 74 the TEL arm at week 11. Sixty-nine EL patients and 71 TEL patients were assessed at the 16-week follow-up (the primary measurement endpoint). Intention-to-treat analysis showed a significantly improved task performance in both groups. No significant differences between the treatment groups were found for primary or secondary outcomes.
conclusionsStructured relearning improved the performance of activities of daily living. Improvements were maintained for 6 months. EL had no additional effect over TEL.
trial registrationGerman Register of Clinical Trials DRKS00003117 . Registered 31 May 2011.
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