Group Drumming for Improving the Health of Community-Dwelling Elderly

NCT06489834 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023-2642
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study seeks to examine the effects that recreational group drumming has on the health of the community- dwelling elderly. It is hypothesized that it has positive and sustainable effects on various health outcome measures.

Conditions

Quality of Life; Depression; Sleep; Blood Pressure; Grip

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Health related quality of life

  European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ5D) Will be measured. The score ranges from 0 (death) to 1 (full health), with 5 dimensions comprising of mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/ depression.

  12 weeks

• Depression

  Geriatric Depression Scores will be measured. Scores will range from 0-15. Those will lower scores will have higher risk of depression

  12 weeks

• Sleep Quality

  Pittsburg Sleep quality index will be used to measure this outcome

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Psychological effects

  12 weeks

• Resting Blood Pressure

  12 weeks

• Heart Rate

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Drumming Arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this arm will undergo weekly group drumming for 8 weeks.

Other: Group Drumming

Waitlist Control Arm

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this arm will not undergo any intervention while the intervention arm is ongoing and assessed for comparison.

Interventions

Group Drumming OTHER

Weekly group drumming for 8 weeks

Drumming Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who are:
• Aged 60 years old and above (by year of age)
• Able to understand English and/or Mandarin, and
• Able to engage in the group drumming activity conducted (e.g. capable of light exercises while seated)

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who are:
• On palliative care, and/or
• Bed-bound
• Have severe hearing impairment such that they are unable to engage in group drumming sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KK Women's and Children's Hospital: lead
• Lions Befriender: collaborator
• Toteboard: collaborator
• Institute of Mental Health, Singapore: collaborator
• National University of Singapore: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Singapore, 229899, Singapore

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Yap AF, Kwan YH, Tan CS, Ibrahim S, Ang SB. Rhythm-centred music making in community living elderly: a randomized pilot study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Jun 14;17(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1825-x.

  PMID: 28615007 BACKGROUND

• Smith C, Viljoen JT, McGeachie L. African drumming: a holistic approach to reducing stress and improving health? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2014 Jun;15(6):441-6. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000046.

  PMID: 24983262 BACKGROUND

• Miyazaki A, Okuyama T, Mori H, Sato K, Ichiki M, Nouchi R. Drum Communication Program Intervention in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Dementia at Nursing Home: Preliminary Evidence From Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020 Jul 2;12:142. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00142. eCollection 2020.

  PMID: 32714176 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Assessor would be blinded to which arm the participants is in. Investigator will also be blinded to the treatment.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Waitlist control group study with control group undergoing intervention 8 weeks after intervention group has ceased

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 28, 2024
• First Posted: July 8, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SG (1)