Effects of Group Music Therapy Interventions on Alzheimer's Disease Patients: a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Blind Study.

NCT ID: NCT04761497

Last Updated: 2021-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-12

Study Completion Date

2019-01-07

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine what type of music therapy (active versus passive) approach has higher effects on clinical symptoms in advanced Alzheimer's disease patients

Detailed Description

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Ninety AD patients from six nursing homes participated in the study. Nursing homes were randomly and blindly assigned to receive for three months either active music intervention, passive music listening or usual care. Effects on cognition, behaviour, daily living activities and motor function were assessed after the intervention.

Conditions

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Alzheimer's Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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active music therapy

Each session consisted of: song of welcome (patients had to greet and introduce themselves), rhythmic exercise (three songs were used; therapist and patients kept rhythm by clapping their hands), dance exercises (three songs were used; patients should make free body movements in response to music), game of recognition of songs and interpreters (four songs were used) and song of goodbye.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Actice music therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

active music therapy sessions for three months

passive music therapy

The therapist and the patients were seat listening to the music recorded in a CD. The therapist told patients which the name and the interpreter of each song of the list.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Passive music therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

passive music therapy for three months

control

Patients were watching nature videos for the same duration than the interventions. A therapist was with them facilitating the activity.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Watching nature videos

Intervention Type OTHER

nature videos sessions for three months

Interventions

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Actice music therapy

active music therapy sessions for three months

Intervention Type OTHER

Watching nature videos

nature videos sessions for three months

Intervention Type OTHER

Passive music therapy

passive music therapy for three months

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Nursing-home dwelling
* Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease
* Mild or moderate stage (Clinical Classification of the Dementia)

Exclusion Criteria

* Aphasia
* Hearing impairment that may affect participation in the activities.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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María Gómez-Gallego

Profª Dr María Gómez-Gallego

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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UCMurcia

Murcia, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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PIC06/19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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