Music therapy for improving health and well-being in institutionalized older adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Institutionalized geriatric adults; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18419016
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Granada

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 5 September 2022
• Study Completion: 2023-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Resident in a care facility for the elderly
2. Aged = 65 years
3. Without cognitive impairment or with mild cognitive impairment according to MMSE scores (according to normative data for the Spanish population by Lobo et al. (2002), scores of = 24 and 21–23 indicate normal and mild impairment, respectively)
4. Capacity to give informed consent
5. Acceptance of being intervened with music

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if any of the following conditions are present, in order to avoid possible confounding effects:
1. Suffering from any severe or acute illness at the time of the study that could negatively interfere with their participation
2. Suffering from moderate or severe cognitive impairment determined by MMSE scores (according to Lobo et al. (2002), those scoring 12–20 and < 12 can be classified as having moderate and severe impairment, respectively).
3. Suffering from severe hearing or motor problems or high degree of dependence
4. Having previously completed a music therapy training program within the last year
5. Having high musical expertise
6. Having been subjected to changes in pharmacological therapy in the last month
7. Spending most of the daily time outside the residential centre

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified