Individualized Music Playlist Based on ISO Principle for De-escalation of Agitation in Dementia

Last updated: February 27, 2024
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Manic Disorders

Dementia

Williams Syndrome

Treatment

Individualized music playlist

Usual care

Preferred music

Clinical Study ID

NCT06104436
A0047147
  • Ages > 50
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Individualized Music Playlist (InMP) composed of preferred music genres sequenced according to the ISO-Principle, for the immediate de-escalation of agitation in dementia, compared with preferred music (PM) and treatment as usual (TAU).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • residents in long-term care facilities
  • diagnosed with any type of dementia
  • presented with significant agitation

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • had been admitted to the facility for less than three months
  • are participating in other studies or experimental therapies
  • have a comorbid psychiatric illness
  • have physical illness that prevents them from listening to music

Study Design

Total Participants: 81
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Individualized music playlist
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 01, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2026

Study Description

  1. Study design

    • Randomized controlled trial

  2. Participants

    • Eighty-one older adults living with dementia and demonstrate significant agitation

  3. Setting:

    • Residential care home

  4. Intervention

    • Individualized music listening intervention played with an iPad and a wireless neckband speaker for 30 minutes when agitation begins in addition to usual care.

  5. Comparison conditions

    • Preferred music listening group: Preferred music listening played with an iPad and a wireless neckband speaker for 30 minutes when agitation begins in addition to usual care.

    • Usual care group: usual care

  6. Outcomes

    • Level of agitation measured with the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale

    • Intensity of agitation measured with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - Excited Component

    • Agitation occurrence frequency measured with Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory

    • Distress of formal caregivers related to agitation measured with Neuropsychiatric Inventory

  7. Focus group interviews with the care staff will be conducted as a process evaluation for identifying the potential facilitators and barriers related to implementation.

Connect with a study center

  • School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong,
    Hong Kong

    Site Not Available

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