Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)

Geriatric Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02356042
• Other study ID #: 2013-42
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 26, 2015
• Last updated: February 4, 2015
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: July 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: University Hospital, Angers
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: France: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aimed to compare the changes in health and functional status between nursing home residents practicing GIA activity and a control group of residents, and to examine the changes in residents' abilities to participate in GIA activity.

Description:

Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity is a derived form of art therapy using painting to make older adults aware of their abilities through an improvement of emotional well-being (1). GIA protected against in-hospital mortality in demented older inpatients and has also been associated with shorter length of hospital stay in geriatric inpatients. These GIA-related positive effects suggest that GIA activity may improve health and functional status in the elderly. To date, effects of GIA on health and functional status in nursing home residents have not been examined.

Based on the previous positive effects reported in older inpatients practicing GIA activity, the investigators hypothesized that GIA activity could improve health and/or functional status of nursing homes residents.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: July 2014
• Est. primary completion date: July 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a resident in the nursing home "la Grande Providence" (Nantes - Loire Atlantique, France)

• Ability to answer questions

• Being affiliated to the French health insurance

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to understand and speak French

• Opposition to the use of information collected for research purposes

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Geriatric Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity
The frequency of GIA sessions in this study was from 1 to 2 per month. The time of a session was around 1 hour 30 minutes. Participants of intervention group benefited GIA activity during a 6-month follow-up period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Fondation Cémavie	Nantes

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Angers	Cémavie

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in health and functional status measured by a standardized questionnaire	Change in health and functional status was measured by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	No
Secondary	Change in the number of drugs daily taken assessed by a standardized questionnaire	The number of drugs daily taken was assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	No
Secondary	History of falls in the past 6 months assessed by a standardized questionnaire	History of falls was assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	No
Secondary	Have an unscheduled medical consultation assessed by a standardized questionnaire	Unscheduled medical consultation was assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	No
Secondary	Being hospitalized unscheduled manner assessed by a standardized questionnaire	Unscheduled hospitalization was assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	No