Community Based Music and Dance Movement Therapy Group for Older Adults With Dementia

January 18, 2018 updated by: Edge Hill University

A Community Based Music and Dance Movement Therapy Group for Older Adults With Dementia

This study explores the value of a particular community based music and dance movement therapy group for older adults with dementia?

To answer this question, the investigators intend to address the following two sub-questions:

  1. How does participants' use of music and movement change over time?
  2. Did a music and dance movement therapy group improve participants' depressive symptoms?

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A systematic review identified a need to explore the value of an arts therapies group for older adults with dementia living in the community with early to moderate stage dementia. This client population commonly experience depression, social withdrawal and cognitive difficulties and literature suggests a music and dance movement therapy group could potentially make a contribution to both reducing symptoms and improving communication and wellbeing. However, there is still lack of clarity on clinically meaningful outcome measures, detail regarding the therapeutic process and questions remain regarding the trustworthiness of qualitative observations. This mixed method feasibility study aims to test whether the interventions translate to a community setting, provide richer insight into the meaningful aspect of the therapeutic process and provide some preliminary quantitative findings.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7

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 Kingdom
    • Lancs
      • Ormskirk, Lancs, United Kingdom, L39 4QP
        • Edge Hill University

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 65 years old
  • Living in the community
  • Diagnosis of dementia
  • Adequate functional hearing/vision
  • Sufficient knowledge of English to understand participant information sheet

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants excluded if they suffered from any physical or psychological conditions that make it difficult to access a group setting independently.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Music and dance movement therapy group
Other: Music and dance movement therapy
Theoretically, the intervention adopts a humanistic approach of person centred care highlighting the importance of maintaining and enhancing personhood for older people with dementia.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
Time Frame: 7 days
Joint interview with participant and care provider/family member regarding signs and symptoms of depression; a score greater than 10 indicates probably major depressive episode
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Edge Hill University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Vicky Karkou, Edge Hill University

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 13, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 12, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 12, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SL PhD

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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