Status:

RECRUITING

Effects of Museum Visits on Neurocognitive Well-being

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Caen

Conditions:

Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The effects of art on health and well-being have been the subject of increasing exploration in recent years. In 2019, the World Health Organization proposed a literature review analyzing the links bet...

Detailed Description

1. Call for volunteers: An A5 information poster will be distributed in various structures in the Caen region but also through the press. Participants will be able to contact a member of the resea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults with good mental and brain health
  • Participants (18-65 years old inclusive)
  • Good brain health: Having a MoCA score (screening tool for mild neurocognitive impairments) of 26 or above for those over 55 years old.
  • Fluent in French (native language)
  • Person who has given informed consent to participate in the study
  • Declare being able to comfortably view a painting during a museum visit without wearing glasses
  • Declare being able to listen to a conversation

Exclusion

  • History or presence of a psychiatric disorder such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, addictions, that have required or currently require medical follow-up and/or are in an acute phase.
  • Mobility difficulties, postural or balance disorders preventing the participant from easily moving around the museum and using stairs
  • History or presence of brain injuries such as TBI, stroke, neurological diseases
  • Chronic or long-term illnesses that could make standing uncomfortable for the participant
  • Taking medication that affects cognitive functioning
  • General anesthesia in the past six months
  • Vision impairment requiring glasses or resulting in poor detail perception at a distance of 2 to 6 meters
  • Person who has visited the permanent collection of the Caen Museum of Fine Arts at least once in the past ten years (Participants are thus either first-time visitors or people who visited the permanent collection more than ten years ago)
  • Unable to reach the museum independently
  • Hearing impairment (decibel level above 20) not using a hearing aid or whose hearing aid does not sufficiently correct the impairment
  • Speech disorder with difficulty communicating with others

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 17 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06515041

Start Date

July 17 2024

End Date

June 30 2029

Last Update

July 24 2025

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Caen University Hospital

Caen, France