Smart Taiko-Drum Playing for Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty

NCT ID: NCT06115889

Last Updated: 2024-02-28

Study Results

Results pending

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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

2024-02-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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The objective of this randomised controlled feasibility trial is to evaluate the feasibility of the Smart Taiko Drum-playing intervention embedding the cognitive-motor dual-task training concept for older adults with cognitive frailty, and identify the preliminary efficacy of the intervention on cognitive and physical functions and frailty status.

Detailed Description

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1. Study design:

\- Randomized Control Trial
2. Participants:

\- Community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty
3. Setting:

\- Community centres for seniors
4. Intervention

* Playing Smart Taiko three times/weeks x 16 weeks for 30 - 45 minutes each session
* A Smart Taiko Drumming system has been developed for older adults to play the drumming game with their preferred music genres.
5. Waitlist-control group

\- Will receive usual care
6. Health outcomes that will be assessed three times at baseline, during (8th week) and immediate post-intervention (16th week)

* cognitive functions
* physical functions
* mental health
* physical frailty status
* body composition
7. Feasibility evaluation

* recruitment
* retention
* satisfactory survey
* compliance with the survey
* safety
* focus group intervention with participants

Conditions

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Cognitive Impairment Frailty

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Trained research assistants will collect the data blinded to group assignment.

Study Groups

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Smart Taiko Drumming Group

Smart Taiko Drumming

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Smart Taiko Drumming

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will play drumming with the developed Smart Taiko Drumming System for 30-45 minutes three times per week for 16 weeks, in addition to usual care.

Usual Care Waitlist Control Group

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Smart Taiko Drumming

Participants will play drumming with the developed Smart Taiko Drumming System for 30-45 minutes three times per week for 16 weeks, in addition to usual care.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* with cognitive frailty
* without a diagnosis of a neurological or psychiatric condition that could affect cognitive function
* live independently or with partial assistance
* with pre-frailty

Exclusion Criteria

* with a significant sensory or motor impairment that would preclude participation in the intervention
* are unable to understand or follow instructions due to language or hearing impairment
* have already been in another cognitive or physical intervention programme within the past three months
* are taking medications that could significantly affect cognitive or physical functions
* with any medical condition or treatment that would contraindicate participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

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School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Daphne Cheung, PhD

Role: primary

+852 27664534

Other Identifiers

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P0046219

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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