Status:

UNKNOWN

Beyond Listening: A Music-based Intervention

Lead Sponsor:

MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

Collaborating Sponsors:

Alzheimer's Association

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease (Incl Subtypes)

Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Study will be conducted to determine if caregivers who use music at home will feel less burden and whether the person they are caring for will demonstrate decreased symptoms of dementia. Caregivers wi...

Detailed Description

Our study will incorporate caregivers and their care receivers who are diagnosed with dementia and agitation co-occurring depression. The primary study outcomes are the following: caregiver burden, me...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A diagnosis of dementia,
  • person with dementia exhibits neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia such as agitation, restlessness, depressed mood, etc.,
  • A family member or close friend of a person with dementia,
  • Family member must be able to read or write in basic English.

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis or history of mental illness
  • Inadequate hearing even with corrective device
  • History of psychosis or other mental disorders other than depression
  • History or presence of substance or alcohol abuse.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04840173

Start Date

August 1 2018

End Date

July 1 2023

Last Update

August 24 2022

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Menorah Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11235