Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Making Connections Thru Music

Lead Sponsor:

Hopeful Aging

Collaborating Sponsors:

Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

Conditions:

Dementia

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-103 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Healthcare systems around the world, including within the United States, have long-established shortages of trained caregivers. The American Health Care Association states that "the health care system...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteers must be aged 55+ and speak/read conversational English.
  • Staff participants must be at least 18 years old, work within a residential care facility participating in the study, and speak and read English.

Exclusion

  • Volunteers will be excluded if they are diagnosed with dementia based on self-report and/or if they score 23 or lower on theMini Mental State Exam (MMSE; Folstein et al., 1975). Such a score would be indicative of possible cognitive impairment.
  • Staff members will be excluded if they work third shift only. PWD Residents with dementia must be diagnosed with dementia (any type), score 10 or above on the MMSE, be aged 65+, and speak/read conversational English.
  • PWD will be excluded if they show signs of rapid physical or cognitive decline (based upon staff report or as evidenced by information gained during screening).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

196 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06079216

Start Date

July 1 2025

End Date

September 30 2025

Last Update

January 16 2025

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The Hearthstone Institute, LLC

Winchester, Massachusetts, United States, 01890