Community Choirs To Promote Healthy Aging; Community of Voices Chorus

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

390 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2018-08-01

Brief Summary

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The investigators will recruit 450 older adults and will utilize 12 Administration on Aging (AoA)-supported senior centers to implement a multisite, cluster randomized (by center), wait-list clinical trial. Centers will be randomized to receive the choir program immediately (intervention group) or after a 6-month delayed intervention phase (control group). The community choirs will be led by professional music directors. The investigators will assess both primary and secondary outcomes at baseline, 6 and 12 months, with the main intervention group comparison being at 6 months. The investigators will also evaluate the start-up and ongoing program costs for senior centers, including cost/person served and determine quality adjusted life years.

The hypotheses are:

1. Compared to delayed intervention controls, participation in a community choir program will be associated with improvements/maintenance on the primary outcomes of physical function (balance, walking speed, strength), depressive symptoms, and cognition (executive function and memory) at 6 months. The investigators also predict within-group improvements on these primary outcomes at 12 months.
2. Compared to delayed intervention controls, participation in a community choir program will be associated with improvements in the secondary outcomes of well-being (depressive symptoms, loneliness, resilience, social participation, health-related quality of life, shortness of breath, functional status, falls, and health services use) at 6 months. The investigators also predict within-group improvements on these secondary outcomes at 12 months.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Well Being

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Cluster-randomized controlled design

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Randomization assignment was not revealed to study personnel or study participants until after baseline assessments were completed for each pair of centers.

Study Groups

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Community of Voices choir program

Participants will receive the 12 month choir program as soon as possible after study enrollment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community of Voices choir program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Attend weekly choir sessions for 12 months at the Senior Center. All choir sessions will include activities that focus on cognitive, psychosocial, and physical engagement components Choir sessions will last 90 minutes each with a 10 minute break. Take part in 3-4 informal choir concerts.

Wait-list control group

Waits six months, and at the end of the six months is offered the option of participating in the 12 month choir program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community of Voices choir program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Attend weekly choir sessions for 12 months at the Senior Center. All choir sessions will include activities that focus on cognitive, psychosocial, and physical engagement components Choir sessions will last 90 minutes each with a 10 minute break. Take part in 3-4 informal choir concerts.

Wait-list control group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Community of Voices choir program

Attend weekly choir sessions for 12 months at the Senior Center. All choir sessions will include activities that focus on cognitive, psychosocial, and physical engagement components Choir sessions will last 90 minutes each with a 10 minute break. Take part in 3-4 informal choir concerts.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wait-list control group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 60 and older
* Living independently
* Have adequate visual and auditory acuity (with correction) to complete testing
* Speak English or Spanish (including both bilingual and monolingual Spanish speakers)

Exclusion Criteria

* A baseline diagnosis of dementia, determined by the screening tool or self-report of diagnosis
* Have an unstable or serious medical condition that would limit participation in the weekly choir sessions or assessments, including current (but not prior) severe psychiatric disorder
* Currently singing in a choir, within the last 6 months
* Plans to move out of the area within 12 months

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes