Pilot trial of an interactive music programme for individuals living with dementia

Completed

Conditions: Moderate to severe dementia
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN11001662

Lead Sponsor: The University of Edinburgh (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Resident on the same hospital ward
2. Diagnosis of Moderate to Severe Dementia and deemed to lack capacity according to the BMA toolkit, taking into account law in Scotland
3. Informed consent provided by nearest relative, guardian or welfare attorney, or for those without, the appointed IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate)
4. Aged between 16 and 110 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant hearing problems
2. Not able to remain comfortably located in the communal space during the workshop
3. Expected to be discharged and moved to another hospital ward/care home during the intervention
4. Informed consent not provided by nearest relative, guardian or welfare attorney, or for those without, the appointed IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate)

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Rate of eligibility for the trial, measured prior to recruitment as a percentage of patients resident on the ward <br>2. Rate of recruitment, measured after informed consent has been granted for all participants and before the interventions begin, as a percentage of patients who were identified as eligible for the study <br>3. Rate of retention, measured after the study as a percentage of patients who were originally recruited to the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Effect sizes of scores of patients on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Index (CMAI), measured immediately before, half-way through and two weeks after the music interventions<br>2. Effect sizes of scores of patients on the Music and Dementia Observation Tool (in-house tool specially designed for this study), measured during each music workshop<br>3. Post-intervention interview responses from individuals from the care team about their experience of the workshops and any observed impact<br>4. Post-intervention interview responses from patient relatives about their experience of the workshops and any observed impact<br>5. Post-intervention interview responses from the musicians and workshops leaders about their experience of the workshops and any observed impact