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Music Therapy and Psycho-behavioral Disorders in the Elderly Population

Impact of Music Therapy on Psycho-behavioral Disorders of the Elderly Suffering From Neuro-cognitive Disorders

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04702594
Acronym
DEMUse
Enrollment
35
Registered
2021-01-11
Start date
2021-01-18
Completion date
2021-08-18
Last updated
2021-07-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Behavioral Disorder, Music Therapy

Brief summary

Since the 1990s, neuroscience, with functional MRI, has made it possible to understand the beneficial neurophysiological effect of music on man and his brain. They have shown that music stimulates brain plasticity and contributes to the reorganization of the affected neural circuits. The concept of cerebral plasticity and cerebral symphony have thus been developed. In March 2008, the HAS (High Authority for Health) proposed in its recommendations good practices concerning the management of neurodegenerative diseases that Music therapy, aromatherapy, multisensory stimulation ... could improve certain of behavior's aspects . Music has shown that memory capacity can remain present in people with Alzheimer's disease even in the advanced stages. Music also improves the well-being of patients with Alzheimer's or mixed dementia living in institutions and reduces the suffering of caregivers. It improves communication with others, including those who have lost the usual codes of communication and improves the quality of sleep of elderly people living in institutions. However, although musical interventions have recently gained popularity as a non-pharmacological treatment for dementia, the scientific evidence warrants further research.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMusic therapy session via tools validated by MUSIC CARE

Use of the MUSICARE tool, a digital space allowing access to different validated methods of music therapy. Music listening times are offered to patients with cognitive impairment with psycho-behavioral symptoms. The sessions are individual or group performed by a psychomotor therapist in UHR and volunteer caregivers trained in SRH. The sessions last on average 20-30min.

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients over the age of 60 present in the reinforced hospital unit during the study period * Patients over 60 years hospitalized in follow-up care and rehabilitation with behavioral disorders in the context of a neurocognitive disorder

Exclusion criteria

* Unpaired deafness * Refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evolution of the NeuroPsychiatric Inventory (NPI) scaleBaseline, once a week during study participation and at the end of the patient's participation in the study (1 month after inclusion)The improvement in psycho-behavioral symptoms will be assessed by the NPI score provided by the MUSIC CARE application carried out by a caregiver.

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactAnne FRELY, MD
anne.frely@chu-lyon.fr04.72.16.71.41
Backup ContactBlandine DE-LA-GASTINE, MD
blandine.de-la-gastine@chu-lyon.fr04.72.16.71.14

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026