The effects of music therapy on expressive and communicative skills in relation to change in behavioral problems for patients with Huntington's Disease

The effects of music therapy on expressive and communicative skills in relation to change in behavioral problems for patients with Huntington's Disease - Music Therapy with Huntington's Disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON41754

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-22

Start date

2014-06-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

Huntington's disease

Interventions

Intervention While participating in the study, all participants (in both the music therapy group and the control group) continue to receive treatment as usual. Patients will participate in group in

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age older than 18 years - Clinically and genetically confirmed Huntington*s Disease (CAG * 36 repeats) - Total Functional Capacity (TFC) of

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients who suffer from other neurological disorders - Patients with poor comprehension of the Dutch language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Outcome measures Behaviour Observation Scale Huntington (BOSH) contains 32 items in 3 subscales: 1) activities of daily living (ADL), 2) social-cognitive functioning, and 3) mental rigidity and aggression. Expressive- and communicative skills are also measured. The Problem Behaviours Assesment-short version is a 5-point rating scale, using the scores 0 (absent) to 4 (severe). Besides that, there is a subscale for severity and one for frequency. The PBA-s is a 10-item semi-structured interview and assesses behavioural problems in the 4 weeks prior to the interview.	—

Measure

Time frame

Outcome measures Behaviour Observation Scale Huntington (BOSH) contains 32 items in 3 subscales: 1) activities of daily living (ADL), 2) social-cognitive functioning, and 3) mental rigidity and aggression. Expressive- and communicative skills are also measured. The Problem Behaviours Assesment-short version is a 5-point rating scale, using the scores 0 (absent) to 4 (severe). Besides that, there is a subscale for severity and one for frequency. The PBA-s is a 10-item semi-structured interview and assesses behavioural problems in the 4 weeks prior to the interview.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
n.a.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)