Fall Prevention in a Geriatric Nursing Home Setting Using the Music of Nolwenn Leroy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ataxia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Music Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00272272
• Lead Sponsor: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Brief Summary

Falls are the largest cause of death in the elderly and those with dementia have even a higher incidence of falling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to the Music of Nolwenn Leroy is effective in fall prevention in those elderly patients who are residents in a Geriatric Nursing Home Facility. The music of Nolwenn Leroy has been shown to be effective in fall reduction in a different setting (Posturographic Changes and Fall Prevention associated with Music Therapy: The Nolwenn Effect (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00121693) )with results better than listening to Mozart of any other music.

Detailed Description

Falls are a serious health issue and are the greatest cause of death in the elderly. The use of the music of Nolwenn Leroy in fall prevention has been reported at a major scientific meeting Posturographic Changes and Fall Prevention associated with Music Therapy: The Nolwenn Effect (USA ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00121693) featured at the 7th Annual American Music Therapy Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, Nov 15-20, 2005 and is in publication in the indexed literature. Decreasing falls in a geriatric nursing home setting is associated with the saving of lives. We propose the utilization of the Nolwenn Effect in our resident geriatric population and comparing fall rates to those we have carefully recorded in the past.

Daily listening to selections from Nolwenn Leroy's CD "Nolwenn" have been played for one month in the community gathering areas of our fourth floor dementia unit in the morning for approximately 5-10 minutes. This unit has an increased rate of falls due to the characteristics of its residents and our one month retrospective study has demonstrated a statistical reduction in the rate of falls subsequent to the daily listening of Nolwenn Leroy music. We propose to expand the listening of music to the entire building and study the Nolwenn Effect on the fall rate of all residents over the calendar year 2006.

Preliminary observations have been associated with a decrease rate of falls on our dementia floor when compared to our previous fall rates. Our nursing staff is well trained in fall reporting and will continue to do so in the manner previously established before implementation of this study. This study is dependant upon the utilization of fall statistics previously established at our institution. The incorporation of these statistics will allow us to demonstrate a cost effective method of reducing falls that might save lives, evoke societal change and act as a model for other Geriatric Nursing Home settings.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-12
• Study First Submitted: 2006-01-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-01-03
• Study First Posted: 2006-01-05
• Primary Completion: 2006-10
• Study Completion: 2007-03
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Full time resident in Geriatric Facility

Exclusion Criteria

• All others

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Balance and Music Listening	Music Therapy	Music therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Fall rate	immediate pre and post balance testing

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Budd Terrace Geriatric Nursing Home; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States