Programme Evaluation on Effectiveness of The Use of Movement-based x 'Elderspirituality - Fu Le Mun Sum' Intervention to Support Elderly People With Depressive Symptoms

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression in Old Age

Treatments: Behavioral: Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05308082

RS200375

Details and patient eligibility

About

Depression is one of the most common mood disorders in old age, and yet it is frequently under-detected and under-treated. Adopting a train-the-trainer approach, this project intends to utilize the dance movement therapy (DMT), as intervention, to support elderly people with depressive symptoms.

Full description

In the present project, two evaluation studies will be conducted. The first study will evaluate the effectiveness of a train-the-trainer approach provided to frontline art development officers who will subsequently conduct interventions for the elderly. A participatory train-the-trainer approach will be adopted to develop a new intervention protocol by integrating body-movement therapeutic elements and a spiritual well-being enhancement group. In the second study, a quasi-experimental design will be adopted to examine the effectiveness of the Movement-based x 'Elderspirituality - Fu Le Mun Sum' intervention to support elderly people with depressive symptoms.

Enrollment: 135 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 60 or above
• physical mobility of at least the limbs and body
• sufficient visual and auditory abilities to complete assessments
• with a clinical diagnosis of depression or with depressive symptoms (measured as the sum of 4 dichotomous items of the Geriatric Depression Scale)

Exclusion criteria

• a clinical diagnosis of severe illness that led to neurological deficits which limits the participation during the intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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135 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

It is proposed to have 70 participants who meet the inclusion criteria in the intervention group. Dance movement therapy will be delivered as an intervention, which consists of six sessions: (1) Movement for Self-expression, (2) Movement for Emotional Health I, (3) Movement for Emotional Health II, (4) Movement for Connection \& Creativity, (5) Embracing your Dancing Child, and (6) Movement for Self-compassion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)

Active control group

No Intervention group

Description:

It is proposed to have 70 participants who meet the inclusion criteria in the active control group. Health talk will be delivered to participants which will match the length of contact and interval of contact of that in the intervention group.