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Basal Stimulation Therapy in Adults With Schizophrenia Requiring Institutional Care
Sponsor: The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Summary
The aim of the study is to obtain knowledge of the impact of basal stimulation therapy on the health status of adults suffering from schizophrenia and requiring permanent institutional care. The use of basal stimulation therapy in many European centres for several decades, combined with the limited amount of scientific evidence, justifies undertaking the proposed research. Available evidence indicates reduced anxiety and improved quality of life. No such studies have previously been conducted in institutionalized patients with schizophrenia.
Official title: The Impact of Basal Stimulation Therapy in Adult Patients With Schizophrenia Requiring Permanent Institutional Care
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2026-08-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
physiotherapy, 2 x a week for 6 weeks
Only comprehensive and differentiated interventions provide the best care for people with special needs. Basal stimulation complements physiotherapy perfectly. The group will receive standard physiotherapy based on best clinical practice principles.
basal therapy, 2 x a week for 6 weeks
basal therapy, 2 x a week for 6 weeks The aim of basal therapy will be to help patients with profound disabilities compensate for the lack of their own life experiences, including independent movement and interaction with the environment, strengthening the meaning and purpose of individual movements, stimulating movements, even minimal ones, and entering into contact with the external environment through various types of stimulation, offering numerous environmental stimuli and multi-sensory experiences that will facilitate awareness of one's own existence. Each session will include: 1. preparation and adjustment of stimuli based on information regarding the assessment of the patient's condition and problems, 2. careful observation and appropriate care of the patient, 3. grading of stimuli and their appropriate stimulation, 4. recording the therapist's comments on the therapy card.
Standard therapy group
Both groups will receive standard therapy based on best clinical practice principles for 12 weeks.
Locations (2)
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland
Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Clinical Psychiatric Hospital SPZOZ in Rybnik, Poland
Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland