Music and Physical Activity in Persons With Dementia

NCT03447444 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Frontallob dementia
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fronto lobe dementia constitutes 10-20 % of dementia conditions within younger persons (\>65). People with neuronal degeneration in frontal and temporal lobes demonstrate a decline in social conduct, apathy, loss of insight that is gradual and progressive. Family members often experience guilt and shame because of the patients' behavior before institutionalization, and different behavioral disorders will cause great challenges to family caregivers and to staff after institutionalization. Preservation of dignity, both in regards to the person being affected, and their relatives, therefore seem highly relevant both before and after institutionalization.

Conditions

Dementia Frontal

Keywords

dignity; music therapy; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Brøset Violence Checklist

  The BVC assesses the presence of six observable patient behaviors, namely whether the patient is confused, irritable, boisterous, verbally threatening, physically threatening, and/or attacking objects

  change from baseline to eight weeks into intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Neuropsychiatric Inventory

  baseline

Study Arms (1)

music and physical activity

OTHER

An intervention consisting of physical activity, music and walking, was systematically implemented for eight weeks

Other: music and physical activity

Interventions

music and physical activity OTHER

This feasibility study focus on promoting a combination of music therapy and physical activity with the primary goal to describe the influence on restlessness, irritability, and aggression in persons with severe stage of dementia with a mixture of symptoms including frontal lobe problems in institutional care. A secondary goal is to investigate the treatment fidelity.

music and physical activity

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oslo Metropolitan University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oslo Metropolitan University

Oslo, 0130, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Dagfinn Nåden, PhD

  Oslo Metropolitan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor

Model Details: case studies

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2018
• First Posted: February 27, 2018
• Study Start: November 11, 2014
• Primary Completion: February 27, 2015
• Study Completion: February 27, 2015
• Last Updated: September 16, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)