The Effect of Thai Traditional Music on Cognitive Function, Psychological Health and Quality of Sleep Among Thai Older Individuals With Dementia

Summary

To determine the effect of Thai traditional music on cognitive function, psychological health and quality of sleep among Thai older individuals with dementia.

Conditions

• Cognitive Function
• Sleep

Interventions

DEVICE

Music CD

During 4-week interventional period of each group, a researcher gives a CD to care giver and advises him/her to open the music for patient for at least 60 minutes daily, after dinner to bedtime. Meanwhile, the care giver notes the exact duration that patient actually listens to it in the calendar provided and returns the CD and document to the researcher at the end of interventional period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Pasiri Sithinamsuwan, MD · Neurologic Clinic, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• Sansanee Saengwanitch, MD · Neurologic Clinic, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• Thanawong Yongarnukul · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Tanuphat Tuan-iam · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Kanokporn Wonganankit · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Chananya Potisuk · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Sittichoke Sirimontakan · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Sariya Wongsangsak · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

• Akarachaid Pinidbunjerdkool, MD · Neurologic Clinic, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• Mathirut Mungthin, MD · Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-02-28

Primary Completion

2010-08-31

Completion

2010-09-30

Countries

• Thailand

Study Locations