Effects of Group Music Therapy Interventions on Alzheimer's Disease Patients: a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Blind Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04761497

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-21

Start date

2018-09-12

Completion date

2019-01-07

Last updated

2021-02-21

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Conditions

Alzheimer's Disease

Keywords

Alzheimer's disease, cognition., behaviour, function, motor function, active music therapy, passive music therapy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine what type of music therapy (active versus passive) approach has higher effects on clinical symptoms in advanced Alzheimer's disease patients

Detailed description

Ninety AD patients from six nursing homes participated in the study. Nursing homes were randomly and blindly assigned to receive for three months either active music intervention, passive music listening or usual care. Effects on cognition, behaviour, daily living activities and motor function were assessed after the intervention.

Interventions

OTHERActice music therapy

active music therapy sessions for three months

OTHERWatching nature videos

nature videos sessions for three months

OTHERPassive music therapy

passive music therapy for three months

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Nursing-home dwelling * Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease * Mild or moderate stage (Clinical Classification of the Dementia)

Exclusion criteria

* Aphasia * Hearing impairment that may affect participation in the activities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mini Examination of the Mental State	0-3 months	Cognitive status. Range 0-30. Higher scores indicate better cognition
Neuropsychiatric Inventory	0-3 months	Behavioural disorders. Range 0-144. Higher scores indicate greater behavioural problems
Geriatric depression scale	0-3 months	Mood status. Range 0-15. Higher scores indicate worse mood status
Barthel index	0-3 months	Functional status. Range 0-100.Higher scores indicate worse functional status
Tinneti scale.Higher scores indicate better motor function	0-3 months. Range 0-28	Motor function

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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