Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

ConditionDown Syndrome
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-15
SponsorVanderbilt University

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drumming lessons can increase self-control in children with Down syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is whether 2 months of drumming lessons can improve the behavioral control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Participants are between 7 and 15 years of age and receive two months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome. Children in the experimental group visit our lab once before lessons start and once after lessons are completed. Children in the control group visit our lab twice before they start their lessons. Lab visits include brain recordings taken using a net-style cap, computer tasks, and drumming to music.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Down syndrome

Disqualifiers

Already taken drumming lessons

Uncorrected hearing loss

Uncorrected vision loss

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 2 months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome
  • Lessons after measurement

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators