Efficacy of Pain Treatment on Depression in Patients With Dementia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-12-21
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether pain treatment can reduce symptoms of
depression in patients suffering from dementia and depression. Depression is commonly
diagnosed in patients with dementia. If the investigators find a reduction in depressive
symptoms when pain treatment is applied, this will support the hypothesis that undiagnosed
pain may present itself as depression in patients with dementia.