Improv Music Therapy for Older Adults
NCT07419022 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40
Last updated 2026-02-23
Summary
Older adults and their care partners will participate in music therapy sessions for approximately 8 weeks. Before and after the 8 week study period, participants will fill out questionnaires about their mood, stress levels, and emotions. During the music therapy sessions, they may be observed or asked questions about the music therapy sessions.
Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL
-
Clinical Improvisation
Clinical improvisation music therapy offered as group sessions delivered by board-certified music therapist.
Sponsors & Collaborators
-
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
collaborator NIH -
University of California, San Francisco
lead OTHER
Principal Investigators
-
Karen Barrett, PhD · University of California, San Francisco
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE_CARE
- Masking
- NONE
- Model
- CROSSOVER
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 60 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2026-12-31
- Primary Completion
- 2028-12-31
- Completion
- 2028-12-31
Countries
- United States
Study Locations
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