N/A Completed N=34 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

danceSing Care Evaluation: Testing the Effectiveness

Older Adults · Healthy Aging · Aging · quality of life

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05601102 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2025

Primary outcomePrimary: Change From Baseline Salivary Cortisol Levels — -0.1 micrograms per deciliter — p=.41

Summary

This pilot randomised controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of a 12-week music and movement intervention in older adults in care homes compared to a waitlist control group. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do salivary cortisol and DHEAS levels improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group? * Do feelings of anxiety and depression improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group? * Does the quality of life improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group? * Does physical function improve after the intervention, compared to the waitlist control group? Participants will engage in music and movement sessions three times per week for 12 weeks. Researchers will compare the intervention group to the waitlist control group to see if any effects occur.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change From Baseline Salivary Cortisol Levels	-0.1	.41
PRIMARY Change From Baseline Psychosocial Wellbeing Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	1.5; .41	.01 sig
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Fear of Falling Using the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (Short Form)(FES-I)	1.82	.04 sig
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Activities of Daily Living and Health-related Quality of Life Using The Dartmouth COOP Charts	1.12	.15
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Psychosocial Wellbeing Using the Brief UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6)	1.64	.02 sig
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Psychosocial Wellbeing Using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	1.38	.22
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Sleep Satisfaction Using the National Sleep Foundation's Sleep Satisfaction Tool (SST)	-.96	.29
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Physical Function Using the Short Performance Battery	—	1.00
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Physical Function Using Hand Grip Strength	-.27	.60
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Physical Function Using Fried Frailty Phenotype Criteria	—	1.00
SECONDARY Change From Baseline Salivary DHEAS Levels at 12 Weeks	-903.81	<.001 sig
SECONDARY Acceptability of the Intervention Assessed by Interviews	12; 12; 12	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

residents in care homes ≥ 65 years,
able to complete 12 weeks of a movement and music program,
having the capacity to give informed consent as assessed by care staff and confirmed in discussion about the project with the research team using the British Psychological Society capacity checklist

Exclusion Criteria

currently taking part in any other clinical trial which could potentially have an impact upon or influence the findings of the current study,
pre-existing conditions or concurrent diagnoses which would profoundly impact their capacity to undergo the intervention, even once adaptations have been made,
inability to adequately understand written/spoken English to participate in the measures and intervention (e.g., due to cognitive or sensory impairment).

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05601102). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.