Participatory Music Program for Homeless Veterans
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Quality of Life
In brief
This pilot project evaluates the effectiveness of a participatory music program for Veterans cared for in the Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV) Program (Indianapolis, IN) in terms of improving quality of life. A secondary goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of the participatory music program on community reintegration and healthcare utilization. The participatory music program entitled the "Crossroads Orchestra" includes both music education and an orchestra experience. The objective of this intervention program is to use an engaging music-based education and group orchestra experience to provide participants with an avocation that will improve their quality of life and facilitate their reintegration into the community. The Crossroads Orchestra pilot project protocol has been grounded on concepts from occupational therapy and recreational therapy; specifically, providing participants with a meaningful new activity that is enjoyable, that can be provided across a spectrum of skill levels (e.g., for participants with no musical training as well as for individuals who are proficient strings musicians), and that can provide participants with a new sense of self.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03653130
- Run by
- VA Quality Enhancement Research Intiative
- People needed
- 180
- Starts
- 2018-07-18
- Expected to finish
- 2019-06-18
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-09-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Residents of the Indianapolis VA Domiciliary who are eligible to participate in elective activities (i.e., they have been Domiciliary residents for a minimum of two weeks and they have not committed any infractions that would place them on restriction status)
You may not qualify if…
- Visual impairment (blindness)
- Profound hearing impairment (deafness)
- Cognitive impairment
Where it is running
- VA Domiciliary — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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