Investigating the Effects of a Museum Intervention on the Psychological and Cardiac Health of Older Adults

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation Recurrent; Aging

• Registration Number: NCT06130358
• Lead Sponsor: Louis Bherer

Brief Summary

In a recent report, the World Organization for Health provided some evidence that artistic and cultural activities can support the health and well-being of the population. Our previous research suggests that the effect of museum visits on well-being and stress might be tied to relaxing proprieties of contact with art objects, especially when the artwork is viewed with an introspective and self-reflexive approach. This study addresses the effect of a well-being museum intervention of six weeks on cerebral activity associated with artwork contemplation during a museum visit and assesses how it affects the psychological and cardiovascular health of older adults with and without atrial fibrillation. The well-being intervention will engage the participant in a series of 6 visits, in groups of 10, oriented on his feelings, impressions, and interpretations of artworks. This well-being museum intervention will be compared to visits typically provided in the museum, in a cross-over single-blinded design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-18
• Study Start: 2024-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-01
• Study Completion: 2025-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Men/women aged 50 and over,
• Presenting normal or corrected vision and hearing,
• With or without controlled Atrial fibrillation,
• No specific expertise in visual arts (official degree or training relating to the visual arts),
• Occasionally attended museums and exhibitions (≤ 6 times per year).

Exclusion Criteria

• Score > 5/15 on the geriatric depression scale,
• Score on the telephone version of the MMSE < 19,
• Psychiatric or neurological diagnosis,
• Presence of major functional limitations likely to affect the individual's ability to stand and walk independently.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the activity evoked within the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex during the contemplation of artwork	Before and after the 6 weeks of interventions	Hemodynamic variations in the region of interest (concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin \[HbO2\], no units).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the activity evoked within the medial prefrontal cortex during the contemplation of artwork	Before and after the 6 weeks of interventions	Hemodynamic variations in the region of interest (concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin \[HbO2\], no units).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Preventive medicine and physical activity centre (centre EPIC), Montreal Heart Institute; 🇨🇦 Montréal, Quebec, Canada