Effects of Arts Engagement on Physical Performance, Cognition, Social Isolation, and Self-Perception in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT04281654

Last Updated: 2022-03-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-01

Study Completion Date

2020-04-26

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this community-engaged project is to examine how taking part in different arts (dance \& music), compared to control (no arts) affects older adults' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL using the Short Form-20(SF) form), physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery-SPPB), cognition (using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-MoCA), social engagement (National Social Life, Health, \& Aging Project-NSHAP survey), and perceptions of self (focus interviews).

Detailed Description

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In this Randomized-Controlled-Trial, 60 adults (20/condition) will take part in 20, 45-minute sessions (ballroom dance, ukulele/guitar playing, or control- i.e. social conversation), 2 times/week for 10 weeks.

While the investigators know that arts participation improves function in older adults, exact effects of different arts programs on health outcomes remains unclear.

The investigators plan to fill this gap by studying how different arts participation affect health outcomes.

The overall aim is to study how arts engagement helps older adults remain active and influences physical, psychological, and emotional functioning.

Conditions

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Social Isolation Mental Status Change Cognitive Impairment Physical Activity Quality of Life Self-Perception

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ballroom Dance

The Dance group participants will take part in ballroom dance lessons twice/week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Active Social Conversation

Intervention Type OTHER

Active Social Conversation

Ukulele

The Music group participants will take part in ukulele lessons twice/week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Active Social Conversation

Intervention Type OTHER

Active Social Conversation

Control

The Control group participants will meet 2 times per week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks to participate in a social conversational group for 10 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active Social Conversation

Intervention Type OTHER

Active Social Conversation

Interventions

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Active Social Conversation

Active Social Conversation

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Active Control

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be healthy,
* \> 65 years of age and able to take part in learning music, or ballroom dance.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of a co-morbid mental health diagnosis or other physical or behavioral challenges that the study staff assess as rendering the participant unable or unsafe to participate in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Endowment for the Arts, United States

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

George Mason University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jatin P Ambegaonkar, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

George Mason University

Locations

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Hylton Performing Arts Center

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1428455-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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