A music intervention for consumer and staff wellbeing in an advanced dementia unit.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: behavioural symptoms of dementia; psychological symptoms of dementia; agitation; Neurological - Dementias; Neurological - Alzheimer's disease; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001134617
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-11-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the care team:
-Registered nurses (RN), enrolled nurses (EN), Assistance in Nursing (AIN), Medical Staff, Allied Health Assistance (AHA), Allied Health Professionals (AHP) or managers who are employed on a regular basis of at least 0.4FTE at the Unit.
- Have given written informed consent.

Inclusion criteria for consumers:
- Consumer at the Unit.
- Documented diagnosis of dementia (any aetiology).
- Consumers with delirium will be included in the study. Their period of delirium during the study will be recorded and considered in the study analysis to examine if delirium affects research outcomes.
- Consent obtained by proxy from legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for the care team:
- Care team/staff who work on a casual basis or are scheduled to take annual leave during the study period.

Exclusion criteria for consumers:
- Consumers who do not have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Neuropsychiatric symptoms of consumers measured by the The Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Questionnaire (NPI-Q)[The Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Questionnaire (NPI-Q) Pre-trial: Day 0<br>Post-trial follow up at: Day 28, Day 56 and Day 84 post-trial commencement]