Individualized music for people with dementia – A Study of possible stress markers

Phase 2

• Conditions: F00; F01; F02; F03; Dementia in Alzheimer disease; Vascular dementia; Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere; Unspecified dementia

• Registration Number: DRKS00015641
• Lead Sponsor: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-09-21
• Study Completion: 2020-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

care-dependent people with dementia living in a nursing home

Exclusion Criteria

oral administration of drugs containing cortisol, radiotherapy/chemotherapy in the past

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress (saliva analyses):<br>a) cortisol as a marker of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis<br>b) alpha-amylase as a marker of the vegetative nervous system<br><br>saliva will be collected two times during the intervention period (6 weeks, Method: SalivaBio Children's Swab (SCS, Salimetrics)). At each timepoint before, after and 20min after listening to the music saliva will be collected. The same frequency will be uphold for the controll group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective stress ratings (smiley assessment scale) at each saliva collection timpe point to assess discrepancies between subjective and objective measures of stress.