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Music Therapy as a Treatment for Delirium in Acutely Hospitalized Older Patients

NCT05398211 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2024-04-30

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess feasibility and potential effectiveness of two different music interventions for managing delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients.

Conditions

  • Delirium in Old Age
  • Delirium of Mixed Origin
  • Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
  • Delirium Confusional State

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Preferred Recorded Music (PRM)

Preferred Recorded Music (PRM) involves a credentialed music therapist in planning and administering, which qualifies it as music therapy, which is defined as a professional use of music and its elements to improve physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health, optimize quality of life and wellbeing(Aigen, 2013; Bruscia, 2014). PRM intervention will be delivered for 30 minutes, once per day at the same time of the day, for three consecutive days. The intervention will consist of the previously assessed preferred songs/musical pieces. During the PRM intervention the MT will start/stop the music and otherwise not engage with the participants during the listening session.

BEHAVIORAL

Preferred Live Music (PLM)

Preferred Live Music (PLM) involves a credentialed music therapist in planning and administering which qualifies it as music therapy, which is defined as professional use of music and its elements to improve physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual and spiritual health, optimize quality of life and wellbeing (Aigen, 2013; Bruscia, 2014).PRM intervention will be delivered for 30 minutes, once per day at the same time of the day, for three consecutive days. The intervention will consist of the previously assessed preferred songs/musical pieces. The MT will be more actively engaged in a musical interaction with the participants in the PLM interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Academy of Music

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Melbourne

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-15
Primary Completion
2023-05-31
Completion
2023-05-31

Countries

  • Norway

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