Group-Based Telehealth Music Therapy Intervention for Patients With Dementia: A Pilot Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
In brief
Twelve participants and their care partners will be randomized for the intervention. The music therapy intervention takes place once a week for 6 weeks via telemedicine, with the first session reserved for music therapy intake/assessment. There are 5 additional visits, once per week. The format of the sessions may include: a greeting song to orient the participant to the start of the session; singing of 1-3 preferred/chosen songs to address cognition and communication; two movement songs with instrument playing interventions to stimulate cognition and movement; songwriting for self-expression, cognitive, and emotional support; relaxation/mindfulness; a closing song to help the participant transition at the completion of the session, The music therapist also provides training to caregivers in techniques to utilize music for behavioral support. Twelve participants and their care partners will be randomized to receive a personalized music CD that they keep and can listen to as they wish.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05508646
- Run by
- Geisinger Clinic
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2023-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2024-01-29
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-01-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 110. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Inclusion criteria for participants:
- Mild to moderate dementia (MMSE 13-26 at their last clinic visit, if within 6 months)
- English-speaking
- Auditory acuity adequate for participating with music therapy
- Access to high-speed internet, webcam, and a microphone
- A caregiver willing to participate
- Inclusion Criteria for Caregivers:
- Must be an adult relative, friend, or caretaker (non-professional)
- English speaking
- Visual and auditory acuity adequate for communicating with examiner and completing questionnaires
You may not qualify if…
- Exclusion Criteria for participants:
- Must not be presently participating in another interventional study
- Must not demonstrate increased anxiety/distress when utilizing a telehealth platform
- Must not have received a clinical prognosis of rapidly progressing dementia
Where it is running
- Maya Lichtenstein — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
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