Study of the Effect of the Music of Nolwenn Leroy in Fall Prevention Strategies in Texas Nursing Homes

January 26, 2016 updated by: Frederick Carrick, PhD, FACCN, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Fall Prevention and The Nolwenn Effect in Texas Geriatric Nursing Home Settings

Falls are the largest cause of death in the elderly and those in nursing homes have even a higher incidence of falling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to the Music of Nolwenn Leroy daily is effective in fall prevention in those elderly patients who are residents in several Texas geriatric nursing home facilities. The music of Nolwenn Leroy has been shown to be effective in fall reduction in a different setting (Posturographic Changes and Fall Prevention associated with Music Therapy: The Nolwenn Effect (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00121693) )with results better than listening to Mozart of any other music. Another similar study (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT00272272)is presently being conducted in a geriatric nursing home facility in Georgia. Dynamic posturographic measurments will be obtained from all residents and compared to normative age related data and utilized to measure stability changes in this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Falls are a serious health issue and are the greatest cause of death in the elderly. The use of the music of Nolwenn Leroy in fall prevention has been reported at a major scientific meeting "Posturographic Changes and Fall Prevention associated with Music Therapy: The Nolwenn Effect (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00121693) featured at the 7th Annual American Music Therapy Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, Nov 15-20, 2005 and Decreasing falls in a geriatric nursing home setting is associated with the saving of lives. Another similar study (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT00272272)is presently being conducted in a geriatric nursing home facility in Georgia. We propose the utilization of the Nolwenn Effect in our resident geriatric population at several Dallas, Texas Geriatric Nursing Home Facilities and comparing fall rates to those we have carefully recorded in the past. We will obtain computerized dynamic posturographic measurements utilizing the CAPS posturographic unit by Vestibular Technologies on all residents of several Dallas Geriatric Nursing Facilities. Our findings will be compared to normative data previously validated to represent a probability of falling. Daily listening to selections from Nolwenn Leroy's CD "Nolwenn" will be played each morning (daily) over the address system throughout the nursing home for approximately 5-10 minutes. Repeat CAPS tests will be obtained one week after the initiation of the study and at monthly intervals over a 12 month period of time. We propose to compare the posturographic data and the rate of falls recorded in the nursing homes to previously established fall data for the institutions. Preliminary observations have been associated with a decrease rate of falls in the geriatric nursing home environment when listening to the music of Nolwenn Leroy. The incorporation of these statistics will allow us to investigate a cost effective method of reducing falls that might save lives, evoke societal change and act as a model for other Geriatric Nursing Home settings. The objective measurements with the CAPS will allow us to further compare the incidence of falls with a probability of fall measurements.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Flower Mound, Texas, United States, 75028-7596
        • Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Geriatric Nursing Home Resident must be able to hear music

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Deafness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SCREENING
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: geriatric community
Subject will stand on a computerized posturography force plate and stability scores are measured
Behavioral: Music Listening
subjects listen to music

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Dynamic Posturography
Time Frame: immediate pre and post music listening
immediate pre and post music listening
Historical Falls related Institutional Data
Time Frame: From initial admissin to nursing home to present
From initial admissin to nursing home to present

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Natalie J Engelbart, DC, DACNB, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
  • Principal Investigator: Michaele Sporaco, DC, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2006

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2006

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 15, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2006

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 20, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 27, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CI-02-01-06-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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