Community Based Music and Dance Movement Therapy Group for Older Adults With Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Other: Music and dance movement therapy

• Registration Number: NCT03404050
• Lead Sponsor: Edge Hill University

Brief Summary

This study explores the value of a particular community based music and dance movement therapy group for older adults with dementia?

To answer this question, the investigators intend to address the following two sub-questions:

1. How does participants' use of music and movement change over time?

2. Did a music and dance movement therapy group improve participants' depressive symptoms?

Detailed Description

A systematic review identified a need to explore the value of an arts therapies group for older adults with dementia living in the community with early to moderate stage dementia. This client population commonly experience depression, social withdrawal and cognitive difficulties and literature suggests a music and dance movement therapy group could potentially make a contribution to both reducing symptoms and improving communication and wellbeing. However, there is still lack of clarity on clinically meaningful outcome measures, detail regarding the therapeutic process and questions remain regarding the trustworthiness of qualitative observations. This mixed method feasibility study aims to test whether the interventions translate to a community setting, provide richer insight into the meaningful aspect of the therapeutic process and provide some preliminary quantitative findings.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-13
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-12
• Study Completion: 2017-09-12
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-18
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• Over 65 years old
• Living in the community
• Diagnosis of dementia
• Adequate functional hearing/vision
• Sufficient knowledge of English to understand participant information sheet

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants excluded if they suffered from any physical or psychological conditions that make it difficult to access a group setting independently.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music and dance movement therapy group	Music and dance movement therapy	Music and dance movement therapy group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia	7 days	Joint interview with participant and care provider/family member regarding signs and symptoms of depression; a score greater than 10 indicates probably major depressive episode

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Edge Hill University; 🇬🇧 Ormskirk, Lancs, United Kingdom