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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618001059257
ACTRN12618001059257
Completed
N/A

A pilot feasibility trial examining therapeutic choirs designed to improve wellbeing and relationship quality for community-dwelling people with dementia and their family caregivers

The University of Melbourne0 sites12 target enrollmentJune 25, 2018

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
The University of Melbourne
Enrollment
12
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 25, 2018
End Date
April 3, 2017
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Community\-dwelling people living with dementia (PwD) and their co\-residing family caregivers (FCG) will be eligible for this feasibility trial.
  • Both PwD and FCG participants must have functional hearing and speak English.
  • For PwD, inclusion criteria are: aged at least 60 years and a confirmed diagnosis of dementia, OR probable dementia (i.e. a cognitive impairment level of 12–24 on the Mini Mental State Exam OR features consistent with Alzheimer’s type dementia as per DSM\-V.
  • For FCG, inclusion criteria include age equal or greater than 18 years and either a spouse/partner, family member (eg. daughter or son), or close friend.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Living in residential care at time of recruitment
  • Unable to hear at all (deafness)
  • Unable to speak English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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