Examining the Effects of (MiM) Treatment on Emotional and Cognitive Functioning of Residents in Long-term Care

George Mason University (GMU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emotion; Impaired Cognition

Treatments: Behavioral: Social Control; Behavioral: Music, Imagery, Movement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02219620

14-953118

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the effects of a music, imagery, and movement (MiM) intervention on emotional and cognitive functioning in residents living in a community-based adult long-term care facility.

Hypothesis 1: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in emotional functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Hypothesis 2: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in cognitive functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Full description

To implement a community-based integrated music, art and imagery, and movement intervention to improve mood and promote cognitive functioning in older adult residents living in a long-term care facility.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Resident in assisted living at long-term care facility with MMSE score above 20

Exclusion criteria

• co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis and/or staff clinical evaluation that determines inappropriateness for study inclusion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Music, Imagery, Movement intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Music, Imagery, Movement intervention: psychosocial intervention incorporating Music, Imagery and Movement

Treatment:

Behavioral: Music, Imagery, Movement

Social Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

social control/interaction group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social Control