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A Multimodal Intervention for Community-dwelling Individuals With Unwanted Loneliness

NCT06382181 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2024-04-24

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Summary

The absence of social relationships negatively affects physical, psychological, and social health. In other words, it alters people's quality of life and makes active aging difficult. The investigators have designed a study to reduce unwanted loneliness in people over 65 living in the community through multiple interventions (music therapy, health education, and physical exercise).

Conditions

  • Loneliness
  • Mental Health Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Music therapy for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

Music therapy workshops were implemented. The enjoyment and expression of feelings were encouraged by listening to songs, singing, dancing, guided relaxation with music, and group instrumental performance. There was one session per week. Total 12 sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Health education for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

Twelve health education workshops were carried out. They included group training talks on the following topics: sleep hygiene, diet, and cognitive stimulation, among others.

BEHAVIORAL

Physical exercise for community-dwelling individuals with unwanted loneliness

This intervention was implemented with 2 group sessions each week for 13 weeks. It included physical exercise adapted to the physical conditions of each participant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle, PhD · University of Valencia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-07-01
Completion
2023-07-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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