danceSing Care Evaluation: Testing the Effectiveness

NCT ID: NCT05601102

Last Updated: 2025-05-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-20

Study Completion Date

2023-08-20

Brief Summary

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This pilot randomised controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of a 12-week music and movement intervention in older adults in care homes compared to a waitlist control group.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do salivary cortisol and DHEAS levels improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group?
* Do feelings of anxiety and depression improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group?
* Does the quality of life improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group?
* Does physical function improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group?

Participants will engage in music and movement sessions three times per week for 12 weeks. Researchers will compare the intervention group to the waitlist control group to see if any effects occur.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Older Adults Healthy Aging Aging Quality of Life Depression, Anxiety Stress, Physiological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Multicentre Randomized (1:1), waitlist Controlled, parallel-group Trial (RCT).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Intervention group

The programme was a digital movement and music programme with resources from danceSing Care (https://dancesingcare.uk/) and consisted of two movement sessions and one music session each week, each lasting about 20 minutes. Also, the danceSing care resources were designed to suit older adults with physical and cognitive impairments (residents with mobility aids and/or dementia). Movement sessions included chair and standing fitness, which started with a warm-up and finished with stretching exercises. Sessions were managed and supervised by care home activity coordinators.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

danceSing Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

\- Physical activity interventions, including multi-component (chair-based) exercises or dancing, and music therapies have been shown to improve multidimensional health markers in older adults.

Waitlist control group

Waitlist for 12 weeks before participating in the digital movement and music programme with resources from danceSing Care (https://dancesingcare.uk/).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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danceSing Care

\- Physical activity interventions, including multi-component (chair-based) exercises or dancing, and music therapies have been shown to improve multidimensional health markers in older adults.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* residents in care homes ≥ 65 years,
* able to complete 12 weeks of a movement and music program,
* having the capacity to give informed consent as assessed by care staff and confirmed in discussion about the project with the research team using the British Psychological Society capacity checklist

Exclusion Criteria

* currently taking part in any other clinical trial which could potentially have an impact upon or influence the findings of the current study,
* pre-existing conditions or concurrent diagnoses which would profoundly impact their capacity to undergo the intervention, even once adaptations have been made,
* inability to adequately understand written/spoken English to participate in the measures and intervention (e.g., due to cognitive or sensory impairment).
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Stirling

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anna Whittaker

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anna Whittaker&, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Stirling

Locations

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Holmes Care group

Upminster, Essex, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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De Nys L, Oyebola EF, Connelly J, Ryde GC, Whittaker AC. Digital music and movement intervention to improve health and wellbeing in older adults in care homes: a pilot mixed methods study. BMC Geriatr. 2024 Sep 4;24(1):733. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05324-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39232667 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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dC 3735

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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