A Music-with-movement Exercise Program for Community-dwelling Older Adults Suffering From Chronic Pain: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT04696211

Last Updated: 2021-01-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-01

Study Completion Date

2023-10-01

Brief Summary

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Background: The high prevalence of chronic pain in community-dwelling older adults requires attention from nurses. The aim of the present study is to use a music-with-movement exercise program to improve the pain situations of older adults with chronic pain.

Aims and objectives:

The aim of this study is to implement a music-with-movement exercise program (MMEP) for older adults suffering from chronic pain.

The objectives of this study are:

* To evaluate the effects of a music-with-movement exercise program on improving the pain intensity, pain self-efficacy, mood, and quality of life of the older adults with chronic pain
* To observe the participants' level of adherence to the music-with-movement exercise by using an exercise logbook and measurements of heart rate

Anticipated outcomes: This study will be a pilot randomized controlled trial. An 8-week music-with-movement exercise program will be used as the intervention for older adults with chronic pain in District Elderly Centers in Hong Kong. It will consist of four sessions of center-based, face-to-face activities and four weeks home-based and digital-based activities delivered through a WhatsApp group. A music therapist, in consultation with the physiotherapist, will lead the center-based activities. Each center-based session will consist of 30 minutes of music-with-movement exercise and 10 minutes of instruction on pain knowledge and pain management. Each participant will receive an exercise logbook to practice and record the frequency of their engagement in the music-with-movement exercise at home. They will receive WhatsApp reminders to remind them to continue the home-based sessions. Outcome measures include pain intensity, pain self-efficacy, mood, heart rate and physical activity intensity, and quality of life. Data will be collected before and after the intervention. Participants need to complete the exercise logbook to record their adherence to the intervention. The findings of this study will provide clinical implications for nurses to integrate music with movement exercise to manage pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain Elderly Music-with-movement Exercise Pain Management

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Experimental group

The music-with-movement exercise program (MMEP) is an 8-week program. In the first 4 weeks a center-based program will be offered in the District Elderly Centers, and from week 1 to week 8 home-based and digital-based activities will be delivered via a WhatsApp group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music-with-movement exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

A music-with-movement exercise programme to reduce chronic pain in older adults.

Control group

The participants in the control group will continue to receive their usual care and receive a one-page pain management pamphlet.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Music-with-movement exercise

A music-with-movement exercise programme to reduce chronic pain in older adults.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 60 or above
* Can understand Cantonese
* Have a history of non-cancer pain in the past 3 months
* Have a pain score of at least 2 as measured by the Numeric Rating Scale (on an 11-point numeric scale)
* Able to take part in an exercise and stretching program
* Owns a smartphone and can access the Internet

Exclusion Criteria

* Have severe visual and/or auditory deficits
* Have a serious organic disease or malignant tumor
* Have a mental disorder diagnosed by neurologists or psychiatrists
* Had surgical treatments in the past two months
* Experienced drug addiction
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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TSE Mun Yee Mimi

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mimi MY Tse, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Central Contacts

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Mimi MY Tse, PhD

Role: CONTACT

852 2766 6541

Other Identifiers

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MMEP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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