Efficacy of a Non-pharmaceutical Multimodal Intervention Program in a Group Setting for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Single-arm Interventional Study with Pre-post and External Control Analyses

Overview

Journal Contemp Clin Trials Commun

Date 2024 Jul 18

PMID 39021673

Authors

Satoshi Nakagawa

Hisatomo Kowa

Yumi Takagi

Yasumasa Kakei

Tatsuo Kagimura

Shoji Sanada

Yoji Nagai

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Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a non-pharmaceutical multimodal intervention program consisting of physical exercise, cognitive stimulation, and health education in a group setting to slow the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: A single-arm interventional study was conducted on 27 patients with MCI. To evaluate the efficacy of the intervention program, a pre-post analysis was performed using EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Cognitive Function Instrument (CFI), 5 Cog test, depression, and physical performance before and after the 8-month intervention. Additionally, propensity score and the semi-Bayes analyses were performed to compare the intervention program with standard medical care, using the external control patients' data for MMSE scores.

Results: Twenty-four patients completed the intervention program. During the study period, although EQ-5D and MMSE scores remained unchanged (mean change 0.02 [95 % confidence interval (CI): -0.004, 0.04], 0.5 [-0.2, 1.3]), CFI and the subcategories of 5Cog (attention and reasoning) improved (mean change -1.23 [-2.24, -0.21], 4.3 [0.9, 7.7], 3.0 [0.4, 5.6]). In the additional analysis comparing changes in MMSE scores, patients who underwent the intervention program had less decline than the external control patients (mean change -1.7 [-2.1, -1.3]) with an observed mean difference of 2.25 [1.46, 3.03], and propensity score-adjusted difference of 2.26 [1.46, 3.05]. The semi-Bayesian approach also suggested that the intervention slowed the progression of MCI.

Conclusion: A non-pharmaceutical multimodal intervention program could contribute to slowing cognitive decline in patients with MCI.

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