NCT02670993

Support by Singing Sessions on Physical and Moral Pain : Assessment of Its Effectiveness in Alzheimer's Disease

Support by Singing Sessions on Physical and Moral Pain : Assessment of Its Effectiveness in Alzheimer's Disease. Multicenter Study LACME

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Alzheimer Disease (AD), characterized by cognitive and psycho-behavioral troubles, concerns essentially 65 years old and older patients. Antalgic and psychotropic treatments have adverse effects in old people, and have to be used carefully. To improve the pain support and limit the drug consumption, it is possible to perform therapies without drugs. Among them, musical intervention represents an interesting complementary support, to deal with physical and moral pain in AD.

Detailed description

Alzheimer Disease (AD), characterized by cognitive and psycho-behavioral troubles, concerns essentially 65 years old and older patients. At this age, comorbidities are frequent and numerous, and often linked to pain. The prevalence is comprised between 40 and 85% according to different studies. Antalgic and psychotropic treatments have adverse effects in old people, and have to be used carefully. To improve the pain support and limit the drug consumption, it is possible to perform therapies without drugs. Among them, musical intervention represents an interesting complementary support, to deal with physical and moral pain in AD. The primary outcome is to evaluate the singing support on physical pain, by comparison with a control activity : "painting session".

Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Singing sessions.	Patients will be in singing work groups, and will participate to these sessions during 12 weeks, with one session per week of 2 hours.
BEHAVIORAL	Painting sessions.	Patients will be in painting groups, they will participate to this work session during 12 weeks, with one session of 2 hours per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-06-01
• First posted: 2016-02-02
• Last updated: 2016-09-20

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: France