Arts & Health Education to Improve Health, Resilience, and Well-Being

NCT ID: NCT04154579

Last Updated: 2022-09-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-23

Brief Summary

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This is an 8-week randomized controlled trial to help address health, resilience, and well-being. Participants are randomized into either a health education group or an arts-based health education group. Both groups will attend for 8 weeks and various study assessments will be conducted in order to measure the experience and impact of the program. Anyone 18 years and older with a chronic health condition (for example, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, asthma, weight, anxiety, depression, cardiac, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and many more) are eligible to participate.

Detailed Description

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Within the healthcare field today there is an increased concern with public health, population health, wellness, and prevention, all of which include focusing on physical health, obesity, chronic health conditions, unhealthy lifestyles, aging, and mental health issues. As healthcare professionals attempt to improve individuals' health outcomes, quality of life, well-being, coping skills, and health indicators, they also must try to promote behavior change that helps keep patients out of the hospital. These are concerns faced by individuals of all ages, genders, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, and diagnoses. Therefore, it is important to find multiple means of addressing these concerns with the various populations as it is likely that no one particular method would be effective for every individual.

Programs and interventions have been created to address health, resilience, and well-being at the individual and the social level. They demonstrate the importance of providing support, encouraging behavior changes, and reinforcing objectives determined by the healthcare system. Many of these programs have focused on improving resilience and increasing participants' ability to thrive or recover from the illnesses and challenges they face.

The broad problem to be addressed by this study is to assess if arts-based programs are superior to non-arts-based health education programs at improving individuals' physical and mental health outcomes, quality of life, well-being, resilience, coping skills, stress, and health indicators while promoting behavior change and keeping them out of the hospital. Previous programs have focused on improving resilience. Individual arts interventions such as music, art, craft, choir singing, writing, theater, and movement have been utilized and in many cases found to be helpful in addressing resilience, coping, health, and well-being; however, it is not known what effect a program utilizing multiple arts-based interventions would have on adults with chronic health conditions. The primary benefit of conducting research into the effectiveness of different arts-based programs is the identification of the specific benefits of programs aimed at influencing health, resilience, and well-being in individuals with a variety of chronic health conditions.

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to determine the outcomes of an 8-week arts-based program on the health, resilience, and well-being of individuals with chronic health conditions in an outpatient underserved community setting as compared to outcomes from individuals participating in a separate 8-week-non-arts-based health education program in the same setting. The purpose of including a variety of arts experiences is so that individuals will hopefully find at least one art form to which they can relate and will utilize in their lives to assist with their health, resilience, and well-being. The non-arts-based program will include educational topics related to health, resilience, and well-being.

Conditions

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Hypertension Diabetes Obesity COPD CHF High Cholesterol Asthma Chronic Pain Multiple Sclerosis Depression Anxiety Heart Diseases Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a randomized controlled trial utilizing a mixed methods, pre-post intervention, and parallel group analysis.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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HeRe We Arts

This is an 8 week, arts-based session that includes educational \& experiential components. Topics include: Introduction to Arts \& Health; Music, Well-Being, \& Resilience; Movement \& Physical Activity; Art \& Well-Being; Writing \& Communication/Self-Expression; Theater \& Socialization; Art Appreciation \& a Healthy Brain; \& Summary/Integration of the Arts into Daily Lives.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HeRe We Arts

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Art Therapy interventions to promote health, resilience \& well-being will discussed; \& experiences such as key chain making, collaging on journal covers, creating sculpture garden will be utilized. Music therapy interventions such as lyric discussion, singing, instrument playing, \& music-assisted relaxation techniques will be utilized; \& discussion of use of music to elicit positive physical \& emotional responses will be held. Drums Alive (drumming \& movement) will be used to promote physical activity. Art appreciation will include discussion of public art forms. Journaling will include different techniques for journaling, writing poetry, etc. Theater games such as Password, Press Conference, Props Only, \& Draw What You Hear will be utilized. Chair yoga will be introduced as a form of exercise. Education will be provided on the various topics.

HeRe We Ed (Health Education Group)

This is an 8 week, non-arts-based health education session that includes educational \& some experiential components. Topics include: Introduction to Health, Resilience, \& Well-Being; Nutrition \& Healthy Eating; Exercise, Chair Yoga, \& Sleep; Mental Health, Stress Management, \& Life Satisfaction; Holistic Approaches: Wellness, Integrative Medicine, \& Complementary \& Alternative Medicine; Chronic Illnesses \& Chronic Pain; Health \& Behaviors; Summary \& Navigating the Healthcare System.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

HeRe We Ed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Educational components and some experiential components will be utilized to educate the participants on health, resilience, well-being, nutrition, healthy eating, weight management, eating disorders, obesity, exercise, physical activity, sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep, mental health, stress management, the importance of improving life satisfaction, holistic approaches, wellness, integrative medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, chronic illness, chronic pain, methods for dealing with chronic versus acute illnesses, changing behaviors and/or maintaining healthy behaviors in order to promote health and stay out of the hospital, and navigating the healthcare system. Specific experiential components will include Chair Yoga and Stress Management Techniques.

Interventions

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HeRe We Arts

Art Therapy interventions to promote health, resilience \& well-being will discussed; \& experiences such as key chain making, collaging on journal covers, creating sculpture garden will be utilized. Music therapy interventions such as lyric discussion, singing, instrument playing, \& music-assisted relaxation techniques will be utilized; \& discussion of use of music to elicit positive physical \& emotional responses will be held. Drums Alive (drumming \& movement) will be used to promote physical activity. Art appreciation will include discussion of public art forms. Journaling will include different techniques for journaling, writing poetry, etc. Theater games such as Password, Press Conference, Props Only, \& Draw What You Hear will be utilized. Chair yoga will be introduced as a form of exercise. Education will be provided on the various topics.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

HeRe We Ed

Educational components and some experiential components will be utilized to educate the participants on health, resilience, well-being, nutrition, healthy eating, weight management, eating disorders, obesity, exercise, physical activity, sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep, mental health, stress management, the importance of improving life satisfaction, holistic approaches, wellness, integrative medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, chronic illness, chronic pain, methods for dealing with chronic versus acute illnesses, changing behaviors and/or maintaining healthy behaviors in order to promote health and stay out of the hospital, and navigating the healthcare system. Specific experiential components will include Chair Yoga and Stress Management Techniques.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Music Therapy Drums Alive Art Appreciation Journaling Theater Games Art Therapy Health Education Chair Yoga Stress Management Techniques

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 18 years old
* Diagnosed with at least one chronic health condition (as reported by the participant)
* Able to participate safely in all program sessions
* Proficient in English
* Cognitively able to consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe visual or auditory impairment
* Severe and/or uncontrolled comorbidity precluding safe participation in the program
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Endowment for the Arts, United States

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Cleveland Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lisa Gallagher

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lisa Gallagher

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lisa M Gallagher, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Cleveland Clinic

Locations

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Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital

Euclid, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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IRB#19-854

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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