Music Attuned Technology for Care via eHealth – MATCH - Study 2

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: behavioural symptoms of dementia; psychological symptoms of dementia; Agitation; Neurological - Dementias; Neurological - Alzheimer's disease; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000193774
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-04
• Study Completion: 2023-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 8 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria of people living with dementia:
•Home co-habiting with at least one other person who nominates to be the primary caregiver.
•No age limits are stipulated so people with early onset of dementia may also be included.
•Formal diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia.

Inclusion Criteria of Family Caregivers:
•close in relationship to the person living with dementia
•co-habiting with the person with dementia.

Exclusion Criteria

•Dyads where there is no access to the internet or a mobile device where the app needs to be downloaded and accessed for study participation.
•Hearing impairment that is not overcome by hearing support such as hearing aids for both family carer and person living with dementia
•The carer does not have good knowledge of English. This is because the first minimum viable product is a mobile app version with basic features and only in English. Versions in other languages should be available as intermediate or advanced features in the mobile app.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of implementation of MATCH Music Training Program in the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, assessed by changes in Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) between baseline and 8 weeks post-trial assessment[ Pre-trial (baseline) and post-trial at 12 weeks];Update Effectiveness of implementation of MATCH Music Training Program in the management of Agitation assessed by Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) between baseline and 8 weeks post-trial assessment[ Pre-trial (baseline) and post-trial at 8 weeks]