Music therapy for older adults with mild Alzheimer's
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether joining a music therapy group with your caregiver can improve mood, memory, and quality of life for people with mild Alzheimer's disease. You and your caregiver would take part together in fun, guided music-making sessions.
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Who can take part
- You are 60 or older and live on your own or with minimal help in the community.
- You have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and mild dementia (a score of 16-20 on a memory test called MoCA, or 19-24 on another test called MMSE).
- You can see and hear well enough with glasses or hearing aids, and you speak English fairly well to well.
- Your caregiver is 18 or older, speaks English moderately to well, and is willing to join the music sessions with you.
- You do not have severe dementia, another type of dementia (like frontotemporal), or a serious medical condition that would make it hard to take part.
- You can move your hands and arms without major difficulty (like severe arthritis), and you don't plan to move away within the next six months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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