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NCT06219148: Melo-SWell
Music Therapy and Social Work Telehealth for Older Adult Well-Being
NA trial testing Music Therapy Telehealth in Aging Well in 20 participants. Completed in 25 July 2025.
14 July 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Alaine E Hernandez, PhD |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | health services research |
| Enrollment | 20 |
| Start date | 19 March 2024 |
| Primary completion | 14 July 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 25 July 2025 |
| Sites | 2 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Music Therapy Telehealth
- Non-Collaborative Social Work Telehealth
- Collaborative Social Work Telehealth
Conditions studied
- Aging Well — all drugs for Aging Well →
- Dementia — all drugs for Dementia →
- Telemedicine — all drugs for Telemedicine →
Sponsor
Alaine E Hernandez, PhD
Who can join
65 and older, any sex, with Aging Well or Dementia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study investigates the benefits of using telehealth services, specifically a combination of music therapy and social work support, to improve the well-being of older adults. Investigators are focusing on outcomes such as reduced loneliness, improved cognition, and how well older adults with and without dementia perceive the quality of the services received. This research is crucial because as the population ages and conditions like Alzheimer's become more prevalent, effective psychosocial interventions are needed. The collaborative telehealth approach of the intervention in this study strives to connect older adults to community and health-related services. Older adults experience challenges in accessing services related to transportation, social support, and finances. While the pandemic prompted a rapid shift of healthcare services online, including music therapy and social work, questions remain about the quality of this transition, especially for older adults who may not be familiar with or have the resources for telehealth. In this pilot study, investigators are studying music therapy and social work support through telehealth to understand how this approach can impact the well-being, cognition, and service quality for older adults, both with and without dementia. Social workers, who focus on improving well-being and addressing various needs, can leverage the therapeutic relationship built by music therapists to better identify and meet service needs. This pilot study builds on a feasibility project, which indicated that this collaborative framework is acceptable, valuable, and of interest to older adults, facilitating remote community connection. Through this research, investigators aim to evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth services for older adults to inform a future larger trial.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06219148 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Alaine E Hernandez, PhD
- Last refreshed: 3 September 2025
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