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| Esplanade | UNKNOWN |
| APEX Harmony Lodge | UNKNOWN |
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This study intends to investigate whether a singing programme for nursing home residents living with dementia can reduce the mental and physiological effects of dementia. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Researchers will compare the singing group to the control group to see if they exhibit reduced levels of apathy, aggression, and depression, and whether their levels of oxytocin and cortisol (collected via salivary biomarkers) have increased and decreased, respectively.
Researchers will compare the SOL singing intervention with a waitlist control group to see if the SOL singing intervention increases the feelings of social connection, reduces stress, or improves the symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents.
Participants will be randomly assigned to a singing intervention or waitlist control group. The intervention involves an 8-week long singing programme with one practice session a week, culminating in an additional full dress rehearsal and private showcase performance for their family members at a concert venue.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Singing group | Experimental | The intervention for the Singing group will be the 8-week SOL programme. |
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| Waitlist Control group | No Intervention | The Waitlist Control group will not receive any intervention during the course of the study but will receive the SOL programme in its next iteration. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Singing | Other | The programme consists of one 75-min-long group singing session per week for 8 weeks, followed by a dress rehearsal and a final performance. The final rehearsal session and showcase performance will be held at a concert venue, while the 8 practice sessions will be conducted at the nursing home. Each session will kick off with a "Hello song", followed by warm-up activities and vocal exercises. Participants will then sing different songs to explore and rehearse as a group, before concluding with a "Goodbye song". All sessions throughout the programme are similarly structured to provide consistency for participants. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes from baseline in Oxytocin and Cortisol levels at 8 weeks | Oxytocin and Cortisol levels will be collected via saliva samples. Increases in level of Oxytocin is indicative of increased feelings of social connection, while increased level of Cortisol is indicative of higher levels of stress | From the beginning of the intervention (session 1) on week 1, to the final practice session (session 8) on week 8 |
| Change from baseline in the severity and distress of neuropsychiatric symptoms at 8 weeks | Neuropsychiatric symptoms will be collected via the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), which measures delusions, hallucinations, agitation/aggression, depression/dysphoria, anxiety, elation/euphoria, apathy/indifference, disinhibition, irritability, motor disturbance, nightime behaviours, and appetite. Higher scores indicate increased levels of severity or distress related to the symptom in question. | From 2 weeks before session 1, up to the final practice session (session 8) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Qualitative feedback | This will be collected via a focus group discussion with the nursing home's clinical staff (psychosocial team) to collect qualitative data on any observed changes in participants' mood, behaviour, temperament, or relationships between participants and staff. Additionally, the nursing home's psychosocial team will also be asked about process factors (challenges in implementation, structure and delivery of the programme), satisfaction, |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| APEX Harmony Lodge | Singapore | Singapore | 518240 | Singapore |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D063346 | Singing |
| ID | Term |
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| D010699 | Phonation |
| D012143 | Respiratory Physiological Phenomena |
| D002943 | Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena |
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| Within two weeks after the programme has ended |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |