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NCT Number: NCT05945589

The Singapore Art-Health Study

The goal of the Singapore Art-Health RCT is to examine the effect of a standardized 12-week museum -based participatory art program on health condition, well-being, and quality of life in older community dweller, one that adheres to the Montreal Art-Health framework with culturally specific modifications that are fitting to the local Singaporean context.

Participants will be randomized into an intervention group of a passive control group. Participants in the intervention group will be invited to participate in the 12-week Singapore Art-Health Intervention held at the National Gallery Singapore. All participants will be invited to complete four online psychometric assessments. Participants in the intervention group will be invited to completed an additional post-intervention survey and a feasibility focus group.

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Key information

Conditions

ART Behavior Frailty Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Quality of Life Wellness, Psychological

Age range

60 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore, 637332

About this study

Background: Population aging continues to be global health challenge. The prevalence of longstanding age-related conditions such as worsening physical, social, and mental health is expected to increase exponentially with a rapidly ageing population. The practice of participatory art in various settings has been found to be effective in the promotion, prevention and management of health and wellbeing conditions across the life span. However, its effect on health condition among the older population, particularly in the Asian context remains to be investigated. In Montreal, findings from a pilot study provided strong evidence to show that a 12-week, standardized "Art-Health" participatory art program had multidimensional positive effects on the health outcomes of older community dwelling participants including improvements in wellbeing, quality of life, and frail condition.

Current Proposal: The current research will adopt and modify the Montreal Art-Health participatory art framework with local cultural specificity (i.e. The Singapore Art-Health Intervention), and tests its effectiveness in healthy and wellness promotion among a sample of Singaporean older adults via a randomized control trial.

Research Design: The study adopts a participatory action research paradigm and a single-site, open-label Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design to develop and examine the effect of a standardized 12-week museum-based participatory art activity on health condition, wellbeing, and quality of life in older community dwellers.

Sampling and Randomization: Allowing for an attrition rate of 5% at follow-up, a target sample of 110 provides 90% power to detect an effect size of 0.55 (based on the results of the pilot study) between the intervention group and the control group at 5% level of significance (two-tailed test). Participants will be randomized into an intervention group of a passive control group. Participants in the intervention group will be invited to participate in the 12-week Singapore A-Health Intervention held at the National Gallery Singapore.

Intervention Design: The Singapore Art-Health Intervention will span 12 weeks, with each weekly session lasting for two hours. The program is designed to impart basic art appreciation skill (formal analysis in art) and art making techniques to participants through engagement with the collection at the museum.

Outcome measures and Data Analysis: All participants will be invited to complete four online psychometric assessments. Participants in the intervention group will be invited to completed an additional post-intervention survey and a feasibility focus group. For the quantitative data, between and within comparisons of outcomes will be conducted by mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA), repeated measures ANOVA, and pairwise t-tests with Bonferroni correction. The focus group discussions will be analyzed using thematic analysis with a grounded theory approach to provide insights to the participant's experience and impact of the Singapore Art-Health Intervention.

Importance of Research: The current research will develop and test the effectiveness of a culturally-specific Art-Health participatory art program on health and wellness promotion among a sample of Singaporean older adults. Working collaboratively with the National Gallery Singapore in program development and implementation will serve to ensure program sustainability upon research completion. This collaboration will also foster practice and knowledge transfer to accelerate creative ageing in the local society. Moreover, the findings will contribute to an international RCT for evaluating a standardized participatory art framework to address the impact of population ageing. It will be a potential breakthrough in the development of an efficient art and museum program for older adults locally and internationally.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • individuals above the age of 60,
  • fluent in English
  • able to access the internet to complete the online psychometric assessments

Exclusion criteria

  • unable to provide informed consent
  • diagnosed with mental health conditions

Treatment and study plan

Singapore A-Health Intervention

Behavioral

The Singapore A-Health Intervention spanned 12 weeks, with each weekly session lasting for two hours. The program is structured around three thematic domains of the past, present, and future. In each thematic domain consisting of four weeks, participants were tasked with creating an artwork related to the theme and incorporating the learned art techniques. The structure of each thematic domain follows the same structure: the first week involved a 45-minute docent-led gallery tour on three selected pieces of artworks, followed by a 75-minute artist-led brainstorming session where participants were introduced to the techniques and discuss ideas on the artwork to be created. The subsequent three sessions involved further guidance from the artist and a scaffolded delivery of art techniques for participants to incorporate their learning to their artwork. At the end of each domain, there was a showcase where participants present their artwork.

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life (EQ5D)

    Time frame: Baseline

    Quality of life will be assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ5D) which comprised of two parts: (1) 5-item scale on mobility, self-care, daily activities, pain, and depressive symptoms, (2) a visual analog scale of the participant's perceived health ranging from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health one can imagine)

  2. Change in Quality of Life (EQ5D)

    Time frame: 5-week follow-up

    Quality of life will be assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ5D) which comprised of two parts: (1) 5-item scale on mobility, self-care, daily activities, pain, and depressive symptoms, (2) a visual analog scale of the participant's perceived health ranging from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health one can imagine)

  3. Change in Quality of Life (EQ5D)

    Time frame: 9-week follow-up

    Quality of life will be assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ5D) which comprised of two parts: (1) 5-item scale on mobility, self-care, daily activities, pain, and depressive symptoms, (2) a visual analog scale of the participant's perceived health ranging from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health one can imagine)

  4. Change in Quality of Life (EQ5D)

    Time frame: 12-week follow-up

    Quality of life will be assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ5D) which comprised of two parts: (1) 5-item scale on mobility, self-care, daily activities, pain, and depressive symptoms, (2) a visual analog scale of the participant's perceived health ranging from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health one can imagine)

  5. Mental Wellbeing (WEMWBS)

    Time frame: Baseline

    Mental Wellbeing will be assessed by Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS), a 14-item scale assessing various domains of wellbeing.

  6. Change in Mental Wellbeing (WEMWBS)

    Time frame: 5-week follow-up

    Mental Wellbeing will be assessed by Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS), a 14-item scale assessing various domains of wellbeing.

  7. Change in Mental Wellbeing (WEMWBS)

    Time frame: 9-week follow-up

    Mental Wellbeing will be assessed by Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS), a 14-item scale assessing various domains of wellbeing.

  8. Change in Mental Wellbeing (WEMWBS)

    Time frame: 12-week follow-up

    Mental Wellbeing will be assessed by Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS), a 14-item scale assessing various domains of wellbeing.

  9. Frailty (CESAM)

    Time frame: Baseline

    Frailty will be assessed by the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-administered Questionnaire (CESAM). It is a 20-item scale assessing multiple aspects of health such as drug intake, memory complaints, health service utilization, and activities of daily living.

  10. Change in Frailty (CESAM)

    Time frame: 5-week follow-up

    Frailty will be assessed by the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-administered Questionnaire (CESAM). It is a 20-item scale assessing multiple aspects of health such as drug intake, memory complaints, health service utilization, and activities of daily living.

  11. Change in Frailty (CESAM)

    Time frame: 9-week follow-up

    Frailty will be assessed by the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-administered Questionnaire (CESAM). It is a 20-item scale assessing multiple aspects of health such as drug intake, memory complaints, health service utilization, and activities of daily living.

  12. Change in Frailty (CESAM)

    Time frame: 12-week follow-up

    Frailty will be assessed by the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-administered Questionnaire (CESAM). It is a 20-item scale assessing multiple aspects of health such as drug intake, memory complaints, health service utilization, and activities of daily living.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nanyang Technological University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Gallery Singapore, Singapore
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Université de Montréal

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Participatory Art-Based Activity On Health of Older Community-Dwellers: The Singapore Art-Health Randomized Control Trial Study

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 14, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 14, 2023

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