JOYofART: JOYof ART - an Intervention Study

Sponsor

University of Eastern Finland (Other)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT03080870

Collaborator

Kuopio Conservatory (Other), Kuopio University Hospital (Other), Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Other)

120

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Music, dance and visual arts are suggested to support health and well-being of older people. Intervention studies, however, are scarce. JOY of ART study investigates the effects of multicomponent art intervention among older people and ther family caregivers.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Quality of Life Family Caregivers	Other: Art	N/A

Detailed Description

JOY of ART study investigates the effects of group based intervention including music, dance and visual arts. Art sessions are provided once a week in three months period each session takes 60 minutes. Eligible participants are recruited from the City of Kuopio, Finland, total 60 dyads, 30 to intervention group and 30 to control group. Health, physical performance and quality of life assessments are conducted at the baseline and in the end of the intervention. In addition, participants are contacted by phone and interviewed six months after the intervention has completed. For family caregivers qualitative interviews are conducted at the baseline and in the end of the study.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

120 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

JOY of ART - an Intervention Study for Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 3, 2017

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2018

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Art groups are held once a week, each with the duration of 60 minutes. They begin with a 45 minute art intervention and conclude with a 15 minute discussion. The art groups include music, dance and visual arts, which is psychologically, socially, and physically activating. Music has the main emphasis in art intervention. The preferences of the subjects are taken into consideration in art intervention. Art intervention is conducted by trained and experienced art pedagogues. Art intervention aims to revive previously learned art-related skills, to learn and enhance new skills, and to improve and intensify physiological, emotional, social, motoric, and cognitive abilities.	Other: Art Multicomponent art intervention
No Intervention: Control Baseline and follow-up measurements.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention

Art groups are held once a week, each with the duration of 60 minutes. They begin with a 45 minute art intervention and conclude with a 15 minute discussion. The art groups include music, dance and visual arts, which is psychologically, socially, and physically activating. Music has the main emphasis in art intervention. The preferences of the subjects are taken into consideration in art intervention. Art intervention is conducted by trained and experienced art pedagogues. Art intervention aims to revive previously learned art-related skills, to learn and enhance new skills, and to improve and intensify physiological, emotional, social, motoric, and cognitive abilities.

Other: Art

Multicomponent art intervention

No Intervention: Control

Baseline and follow-up measurements.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Mental Well-being assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS) [Change in Mental Well-being from baseline until three month follow-up]
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Mobility and Balance assessed using Timed up & Go (TUG) [Change in Mobility and Balance from baseline until three month follow-up]
Timed up & Go (TUG)
Physical Performance assessed using Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) [Change in Physical Performance from baseline until three month follow-up]
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Quality of Life assessed using EQ- 5D-5L [Change in Quality of Life from baseline until three month follow-up]
EQ- 5D-5L
Psychological Distress assessed using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12) [Change in Psychological Distress from baseline until three month follow-up]
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12)
Use of Social and Health Care Services assessed using Questionnaire [Change in use of Social and Health Care Service use from baseline until three month follow-up]
Questionnaire on Social and Health Care service use

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

65 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

65+ age, family caregiving dyad, ability to walk independently or assisted, home dwelling

Exclusion Criteria:

severe dementia, severe aphasia

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Eastern Finland	Kuopio		Finland	70211

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio Conservatory
Kuopio University Hospital
Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Tarja Välimäki, Principal Investigator, University of Eastern Finland

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03080870

Other Study ID Numbers:

JOYof ART

First Posted:

Mar 15, 2017

Last Update Posted:

Mar 15, 2017

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2017

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Tarja Välimäki, Principal Investigator, University of Eastern Finland

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 15, 2017