Mindfulness-based Music Therapy in Blind Elderly Women

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mindfulness; Elderly; Mood; Music Therapy; Blind

Treatments: Behavioral: mindfulness-based therapy; Behavioral: routine care; Behavioral: mindfulness-based music therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05583695

RS-KHAB-2020-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial aims to examine effects of mindfulness-based music therapy on mood regulation in blind elderly women.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female
• blind with visual acuity (the best eye) of 20/400 or below
• aged 65 years or above
• cognitive intact, measured using Hong Kong Montreal Cognitive Assessment (6th version) with a score ≥ 12
• able to speak Cantonese

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

mindfulness-based music therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: mindfulness-based music therapy

mindfulness-based therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: mindfulness-based therapy

routine care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: routine care