NCT02219620

Examining the Effects of (MiM) Treatment on Emotional and Cognitive Functioning of Residents in Long-term Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: George Mason University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To examine the effects of a music, imagery, and movement (MiM) intervention on emotional and cognitive functioning in residents living in a community-based adult long-term care facility. Hypothesis 1: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in emotional functioning, as compared to residents in the control group. Hypothesis 2: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in cognitive functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Detailed description

To implement a community-based integrated music, art and imagery, and movement intervention to improve mood and promote cognitive functioning in older adult residents living in a long-term care facility.

Conditions

• Emotion
• Impaired Cognition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music, Imagery, Movement	Implementation of music, art and imagery activation, and movement in group modality
BEHAVIORAL	Social Control	social conversational group facilitated by care counselor

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2014-08-19
• Last updated: 2016-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States