Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care (MIDDEL)
Dementia, Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dementia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- resident (full-time, 24h/day) at a participating care home;
- dementia as indicated by a Clinical Dementia Rating score of 0.5 or more and a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 26 or less;
- at least mild depressive symptoms, as indicated by a Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score of at least 8;
- a clinical diagnosis of dementia according to ICD-10 research criteria;
- have given written informed consent (may be assent by proxy for those unable to provide consent themselves).
Exclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of schizophrenia or Parkinson's disease;
- severe hearing-impairment;
- in short-term care;
- unable to tolerate sitting in a chair for the duration of the sessions.
Sites / Locations
- The University of Melbourne
- Carl von Ossietzky University OldenburgRecruiting
- University Medical Centre GroningenRecruiting
- NORCE Norwegian Research CentreRecruiting
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityRecruiting
- University of NottinghamRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Other
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Standard care
Group Music Therapy (GMT)
Recreational Choir Singing (RCS)
GMT + RCS
Participants receive standard care as locally available. The components of standard care are recorded.
GMT is provided twice weekly for the first three months, followed by weekly sessions for the next three months, with possible extension after that period as desired and feasible. Sessions are 45 minutes each. In line with usual practice, and as appropriate in local contexts, residents of a unit allocated to GMT may be divided into smaller groups (e.g. around 5 participants).
RCS is provided twice weekly for the first three months, followed by weekly sessions for the next three months, with possible extension after that period as desired and feasible. Sessions are 45 minutes each. RCS may be conducted in larger groups (e.g. with all residents of the unit in one group).
Group Music Therapy and Recreational Choir Singing are both provided twice weekly for the first three months, followed by weekly sessions for the next three months, with possible extension after that period as desired and feasible. Sessions are 45 minutes each.