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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: dementia; caregiver burden; Neurological - Dementias; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001059257
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-04-03
• Study Start: 2018-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relationship quality between people living with dementia (PwD) and their family caregivers (FCG) as measured by the Quality of Caregiver and Patient Relationship scale (QCPR) (Spruytte et al 2002).[Relationship quality is assessed at baseline, midpoint (week 11), and following completion of 20 choir sessions (week 21 - primary endpoint).]