Piano Training, Caregivers, and Parkinson's Disease

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Impact of Group Piano Training on Psychosocial Outcomes in Caregivers of Adults With Parkinson's Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03922672
• Other study ID #: 20180888
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 22, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: University of Miami
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in caregivers of adults with Parkinson's disease (PD). As well, the study is investigating the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in the care-recipient with PD.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 14
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Caregiver:
• Are currently a primary caregiver to an adult with PD
• Are between the age of 40-80 years
• Have less than 5 years of music training
• Speak and read English fluently

Adult with PD:

• Stage 1-3 Parkinson's disease
• Are between the age of 40-80
• Have less than 5 years of music training
• Speak and read English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

• Doesn't meet all the inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burden, Dependency
• Depression
• Mood
• Parkinson Disease

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Group piano training
The group piano training is scheduled over 4 months of a two-hour weekly group piano lesson. There is also a 3-hour weekly practice at home.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Miami	Miami	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Miami

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in caregiver burden as assessed by the Zarit Burden Interview.	The Zarit burden is a 22-item questionnaire with range from 0-88 with a higher score indicating severe burden.	Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4
Secondary	Change in depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression (CES-D).	The CES-D is a 20-item questionnaire with range from 0-60 with a higher score indicating increased symptoms of depression.	Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4
Secondary	Change in musical self-efficacy as assessed by the Musical Performance Self-Efficacy Scale (MPSE).	The MPSE is a 24 item questionnaire with range from 0-2400 with a higher score indicating improved musical self-efficacy.	Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4
Secondary	Change in mood by the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (POMS-BF).	The POMS-BF is a 30 item questionnaire with six sub-scale scored on a 5-point Likert scale with a higher total score indicating increased negative mood.	From month 1 to month 4.