Music for Pain and Dementia
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Peer-bonded Caregiver
Caregiver
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 50 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Yale University · Other
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About This Trial
This study aims to provide mechanistic insights into how group drumming as a music-based intervention (MBI) affects pain responses and nociceptive function in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and brain activity will be measured during communal drumming with their dyadic partners and others. B…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Clinical Dementia Rating 0.5 - 2
* Be a person with or caregiver to a person with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer's Disease, mild dementia, and/or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and chronic pain defined as non-cancer pain lasting \>3 months that occurs most days and limits lif…
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