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CompletedNCT02219620MiMUpdated Jun 21, 2016

Examining the Effects of (MiM) Treatment on Emotional and Cognitive Functioning of Residents in Long-term Care

An interventional study of Music, Imagery, Movement and Social Control in Emotion and Impaired Cognition, sponsored by George Mason University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-06-21.

Sponsored by George Mason University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

To examine the effects of a music, imagery, and movement (MiM) intervention on emotional and cognitive functioning in residents living in a community-based adult long-term care facility.

Hypothesis 1: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in emotional functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Hypothesis 2: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in cognitive functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Read the detailed description

To implement a community-based integrated music, art and imagery, and movement intervention to improve mood and promote cognitive functioning in older adult residents living in a long-term care facility.

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Conditions studied

  • Emotion
  • Impaired Cognition

Keywords

  • creative arts
  • older adults
  • intervention study
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In context

Cognitive Dysfunction

3,843 studies on the registry are indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction; 1,100 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 65 across 2,808 interventional studies indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction.

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Lead sponsor

George Mason University is the lead sponsor of 41 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Resident in assisted living at long-term care facility with MMSE score above 20

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis and/or staff clinical evaluation that determines inappropriateness for study inclusion
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Music, Imagery, Movement intervention

    Music, Imagery, Movement intervention: psychosocial intervention incorporating Music, Imagery and Movement

    Behavioral: Music, Imagery, Movement

  • Active comparator
    Social Control

    social control/interaction group

    Behavioral: Social Control

Interventions

  • BehavioralMusic, Imagery, Movement

    Implementation of music, art and imagery activation, and movement in group modality

  • BehavioralSocial Control

    social conversational group facilitated by care counselor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. emotional functioning

    Time frame: pre-post 10 week treatment and 6 week FU

Secondary outcomes

  1. cognitive functioning

    Time frame: pre-post 10 week intervention and 6 week FU

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Study locations

1 site
  • Assisted Living at Birmingham Green
    Manassas, Virginia 20110, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 21, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02219620
Lead sponsor
George Mason University
Responsible party
Holly Matto (Associate Professor, George Mason University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 19, 2014
Start date
Aug 2014
Primary completion
May 2016
Completion
May 2016
Last update
Jun 21, 2016

Study contacts

Holly Matto, Ph.D.
principal investigator · George Mason University
Cathy Tompkins, Ph.D.
principal investigator · George Mason University
Emily Ihara, Ph.D.
principal investigator · George Mason University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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