A Multimodal Intervention for Community-dwelling Individuals With Unwanted Loneliness

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Health Disorder; Loneliness

Treatments: Behavioral: Health education for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness; Behavioral: Physical exercise for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness; Behavioral: Music therapy for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06382181

Omar Cauli (Other Identifier)

Silvia Corchón Arreche (Other Identifier)

2023- ENFPOD-2621979

Details and patient eligibility

About

The absence of social relationships negatively affects physical, psychological, and social health. In other words, it alters people's quality of life and makes active aging difficult. The investigators have designed a study to reduce unwanted loneliness in people over 65 living in the community through multiple interventions (music therapy, health education, and physical exercise).

Full description

The proposed study will involve 4 group sessions each week for a total of 13 weeks. The program will include the following activities:

Physical exercise adapted to the physical conditions of each participant. Total of 26 sessions (2 per week).

Health education workshops. A total of 12 workshops. These will include group training talks on the following topics: sleep hygiene, diet, and cognitive stimulation, among others.

Music therapy workshops. Through listening to songs, singing, dancing, guided relaxation with music, and group instrumental performance, the enjoyment and expression of feelings will be encouraged. There will be 1 session per week. Total 12 sessions.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 60 years of age with unwanted loneliness
• Must live in the city of Valencia
• Must speak Spanish or Valencian (or have sufficient knowledge to be able to answer the questions in the study).

Exclusion criteria

• Severe mental disorder or dementia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 3 patient groups

Music Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Through listening to songs, singing, dancing, guided relaxation with music and instrumental group performance, the enjoyment and expression of feelings will be encouraged.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Music therapy for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

Health education

Experimental group

Description:

Health education workshops

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

Physical exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Physical exercise adapted to the physical conditions of each participant

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical exercise for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness