Online music therapy for people with dementia and their families.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia; Depression; Neurological - Dementias; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001745831
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

there will be no restrictions based on dementia diagnosis or severity of symptoms, relationship type, or living arrangements. Eligible dyads will: be aged 18 years or older, have access to video conferencing technology, have functional hearing with or without aids, and have English communication skills (current or previous if nonverbal). Participants with dementia may be living in the family home with their family care partner, or separately either because they live in a care home or separate residence. Family care partners, may be a spouse/partner, adult child, other relative, or friend of the person with dementia.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria includes participants who are: 1) non-English speaking; and 2) have non-functional hearing. Additionally, people with dementia will be excluded if they do not have a diagnosis of probable/possible dementia consistent with DSM-V or NIA/AA guidelines.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life as assessed by the Quality of Life-AD (QoL-AD) for people with dementia[<br>At baseline, week 5 (after 4 weekly songwriting sessions), and week 11 (7-days post-intervention)];Quality of life as assessed by the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-8D) for family caregivers[At baseline, week 5 (after 4 weekly songwriting sessions), and week 11 (7-days post-intervention)]