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Muziek voor thuiswonende mensen met dementie en hun mantelzorgers: een gerandomiseerde studie

Conditions
Dementia
Registration Number
NL-OMON27014
Lead Sponsor
Pending
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
460
Inclusion Criteria

Adult people diagnosed with dementia (mild to moderate, assessed by the Global Deterioration Scale for assessment of primary degenerative dementia; <=5) by a physician
-Living at home together with a caregiver
-Family caregiver is willing to attend the music intervention twice a day
-Enough knowledge of the Dutch language by patient and caregivers
-Written informed consent by participants (if they are able to) or legally authorized representatives

Exclusion Criteria

-Hearing impairments (if the participant is unable to enjoy listening to music due to hearing problems. A hearing aid is not a problem, as long as the participant can listen to music with pleasure)
-Presence of delirium
-Starting using new psychotropic drugs <6 weeks before inclusion
-Life expectancy <6 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference from baseline to post-intervention neuropsychiatric symptoms-score defined with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) in people with dementia
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
In people with dementia<br>-Positive and negative affect (PANAS)<br>-Dementia quality of life instrument (DQI)<br>-Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD)<br>-Independence in activities of daily living (ADL KATZ)<br>-Independence in instrumental activities of daily living (iADL)<br>-Medication changes in prescriptions of analgesics and psychotropic drugs (coded as defined daily dosage – DDD)<br>-Use of respite care or admission to a nursing home<br>-Total costs, incremental costs per patient with problem behavior successfully reduced, and incremental costs per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained<br>In family caregivers<br>-Person’s ‘sense of competence’ which is an important factor in their wellbeing (SCQ)-short form<br>-Distress scale of the NPI<br>-Physical Health (SF-36)<br>
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