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Adaptive Music Therapy for Psychosocial and Cognitive Functions of Older Adults

Stress, Psychological | Loneliness | Emotion Regulation | Well Being | Executive Functions | Functional Abilities

The proposed study is a pilot study that aims to understand if the Pi Electronics adaptive music intervention (AM) is effective to promote positive psychosocial and cognitive outcomes, over and above a traditional music intervention (TM) among healthy older adults. This study will contribute to the ongoing literature on the benefits of music interventions and provide insight on how emerging technology can enhance the therapeutic effects of music as a viable intervention for older adults.

The study will adopt a three-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). Eligible participants will be randomized into one of three groups: traditional music therapy group (TM), Pi Electronic's adaptive music program (AM), and a waitlist control group (CG). Informed consent will be collected from all participants. All three groups will complete outcome measures at three sessions: pretest, posttest, and at a three-month follow-up, but only the TM and AM group will receive music between the pretest and posttest sessions, spanning for 4 weeks, with 4 music therapy sessions per week, and each session lasting 30 minutes.

Data will be analyzed for each outcome variables to understand the group differences in the performance on the psychosocial and cognitive outcome measures. The study will also validate the Pi Electronics EEG headset with the BioSemi, 64-channel EEG system.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    65 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. without previous mental health diagnosis;
2. with access to a computer and internet;
3. with largely normal or corrected to normal hearing;
4. without dementia-related cognitive decline (score of 24 or higher on Mini-Mental State Exam)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. with previous mental health diagnosis;
2. without access to a computer and internet;
3. without largely normal or corrected to normal hearing;
4. with dementia-related cognitive decline (score of 23 or lower on Mini-Mental State Exam)
5. if participant is an outlier on the cognitive tasks, scoring +/- 2.5 standard deviations on the computerized cognitive tasks.
6. if half or more of the psychosocial questionnaires are incomplete.

Study Location

Ryerson University (renamed: Toronto Metropolitan University)
Ryerson University (renamed: Toronto Metropolitan University)
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Lixia Yang, PhD

[email protected]
4169795000
Primary Contact

Kathryn Bolton, MA

[email protected]
4038504258
Study Sponsored By
Toronto Metropolitan University
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05447312