Improv Music Therapy for Older Adults
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
About this trial
Older adults and their care partners will participate in music therapy sessions for approximately 8 weeks. Before and after the 8 week study period, participants will fill out questionnaires about their mood, stress levels, and emotions. During the music therapy sessions, they may be observed or asked questions about the music therapy sessions.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 60 and over, living independently in the community
Medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Mild dementia defined as MoCA score between 16-20, or MMSE score between 19-24
Sufficient visual and hearing acuity (age-related to normal hearing loss with assistive devices)
Disqualifiers
Medical diagnosis of severe dementia (any etiology)
Non-AD dementia diagnosis (e.g., frontotemporal dementia)
Serious medical condition (e.g., an end-stage disease requiring hospice, aphasia from stroke, paralysis, brain injury) requiring active medical management that would interfere with participation in the study
Significant difficulty moving the hands or arms (severe arthritis, neuropathy)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Clinical Improvisation
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov