Singing for Wellness: Is Singing a Useful Way of Supporting People in South Devon to Self-manage Aspects of Their COPD

COPD Clinical Trial

Official title:

Singing for Wellness: Is Singing a Useful Way of Supporting People in South Devon to Self-manage Aspects of Their COPD: Does a Bespoke Respiratory Choir Provide a Non-medical Intervention for Those With COPD in Our Local Community

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04360642
• Other study ID #: 209103
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 10, 2017
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to explore whether singing is a useful way of supporting people in South Devon to self manage aspects of their COPD and associated social isolation. It will also investigate whether a model of bespoke respiratory community choirs provides a useful service for our local community. The study will look at the impact of singing on breathing, wellbeing, frailty and engagement.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with COPD

• Evidence of airflow obstruction as measured by spirometry

• Being independently mobile and able to get to location

• Being able to give permission to participate

• Over 18 years old

• Awaiting pulmonary rehabilitation or have completed pulmonary rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lacking capacity to give permission to participate e.g. severe dementia

• Other health issues which preclude participation e.g. psychosis, unstable physical health

• Under 18 years of age

• Not diagnosed with COPD

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COPD

Intervention

Other:
• singing
Singing for Wellness will use an uncontrolled observational study design. Two mixed-cohort, 12-week community choirs will be delivered by experienced vocal practitioners in South Devon localities:

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Torbay Hospital	Torquay	Devon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Lung function	Lung function will be assessed by Spirometry (FVC and FEV1)	12 weeks
Primary	Lung function	Lung function will be assessed by Medical Research Council (MRC) breathlessness scale (Scores 1-5, good to worse)	12 weeks
Primary	Lung function	Lung function will be assessed by Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ), Likert scale 1-7, higher scores indicate better health related quality of life	12 weeks
Secondary	Mental Wellbeing	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale which assesses the mental wellbeing (positive mental health) of a person.(scores 1-5 experiences from none of the time to all of the time)	12 weeks
Secondary	Frailty	Rockwood Frailty Scale to categories a patient into one of nine general frailty classifications.	12 weeks