Connecting Through Choir Singing: Dementia Choirs to Reduce Loneliness in Home-dwelling Persons Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers - a Crossover Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change from baseline in degree of loneliness in participants with dementia at 12 weeks (primary), 22 weeks and 36 weeks follow up
研究概览
简要总结
Loneliness is common in both persons living with dementia and their informal caregivers, and a factor negatively affecting disease progression, health and wellbeing. However, intervention studies to address loneliness show inconsistent effects. This study aims to evaluate effect of a community-based group intervention - music therapy informed dementia choirs - on loneliness for home-dwelling people with dementia and their informal caregivers. We will recruit participants to five dementia choirs with 15-20 people in each and implement a crossover study with measures collected at four timepoints: baseline, 12-week follow up, 22-week follow-up after an extended summer holiday, and 12-week follow-up after the summer holiday. The primary outcome, loneliness in participants living with dementia, will be measured using the De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale. Secondary outcomes will be depression, experience of meaning in life, apathy and mood for the participants living with dementia, and loneliness and caregiver burden for the informal caregivers. Cognition in the participants living with dementia, measured with the RUDAS assessment tool, will be included as a control variable. Further, measurements to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the choir intervention will be included, and qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews to explore the experiences and possible impacts of the choir intervention in the participants' lives.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Dementia diagnosis (Alzheimers, Lewy-body, fronto-temporal, vascular, mixed, Parkinson's dementia) or cognitive impairment as reported by the person themselves/their caregiver
- •Informal caregiver of participant with dementia: A person who has a close relationship with a recruited choir participant living with dementia. A close relationship may for instance be a spouse/partner, sibling, adult child, friend, niece or nephew
- •Living at home in the community
排除标准
- •Significant hearing impairment that is not resolved through the use of a hearing aid device and limit their capacity to enjoy musical experiences.
- •Formal (paid) caregiver of participant with dementia
研究组 & 干预措施
Dementia choir
干预措施: Dementia choir (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change from baseline in degree of loneliness in participants with dementia at 12 weeks (primary), 22 weeks and 36 weeks follow up
时间窗: From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.
Measured by the standardised questionnaire the De Jong Gierveld 6-item Loneliness Scale
次要结局
- Change of mood in participant with dementia from before to after choir rehearsals(From before to after rehearsals for rehearsals 2, 6 and 11 (per choir).)
- Change from baseline in degree of depression in participants with dementia to 12-week (primary timepoint), 22-week and 26-week follow up(From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.)
- Change from baseline in degree of self-reported meaning in life in participants with dementia to 12-week (primary timepoint), 22-week and 26-week follow up(From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.)
- Change from baseline in degree of caregiver burden to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.(From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.)
- Change from baseline in degree of apathy in participants with dementia to 12-week (primary timepoint), 22-week and 26-week follow up(From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.)
- Change from baseline in degree of loneliness in informal caregivers of participants with dementia to 12-week (primary timepoint), 22-week and 26-week follow up(From baseline to 12-week follow up (primary timepoint), 22-week follow up and 36-week follow up.)