Health Condition 1: F039- Unspecified dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Music Intervention: Participants will receive pre selected and expert validated non lyrical instrumental music through headphones in a quiet and comfortable environment using the same s
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College under Manipal Academy Of Higher Education
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Participants must have a formal diagnosis of dementia of any type made by a qualified clinician 2 Individuals with mild to moderate dementia will be included provided they can participate in musicnbased interventions 3 Participants must give informed consent form to participate 4 Participants need be able to attend and engage in music therapy or music based sessions Example able to sit for the session duration follow simple instructions and interact at a basic level
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with 1 Traumatic brain injury 2 Neurological illness that is Multiple Sclerosis Epilepsy 3 Auditory impairments 4 Physical immobility 5 Severe psychiatric disorders like Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia Psychotic Symptoms 6 Metal in the soft tissue of the body that is pacemakers 7 Participants not willing to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function: Change from baseline to 12 weeks on the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS). If participants are unable to complete RUDAS due to advanced impairment or lack of cooperation, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE-16) will be used as an alternative informant-based measureTimepoint: Baseline, 12 weeks, expolatory follow up after 24 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agitation: Change from baseline to 12 weeks on the Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale (DBD), focusing on agitation-related items as well as the overall behavioural profileTimepoint: Baseline, 12 weeks, expolatory follow up after 24 weeks;Quality of Life: WHOQOL-BREF, assessed by self-report whenever possible, or by caregiver proxy when the participant is unable to self-report. Domain scores will be transformed to a 0 100 scale as per WHOQOL guidelinesTimepoint: Baseline, 12 weeks, expolatory follow up after 24 weeks;Immediate Well-being and Engagement (MiDAS): Session-based scores will be analyzed descriptively for all sessions, with repeated-measures comparisons focusing on Weeks 1, 6, and 12 to assess trends over timeTimepoint: Collected after every session Analyses will focus on change across Weeks 1, 6, and 12 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Keshava Pai K
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
Outcome results
None listed