The Synchrony Study: Examining Music Training for Children With FASD
ConditionFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-16
SponsorThe Mind Research Network
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine if music training improves behavioral or cognitive performance in children with prenatal alcohol exposure who meet research criteria for a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does music training improve behavioral regulation for children with an FASD * Does music training improve cognitive performance (attention and working memory) for children with an FASD.
The study has two interventions for each participant: music listening and piano training. Each participant will either practice piano daily for 12 weeks or listen to pre-selected music daily for 12 weeks. The order of the interventions will be randomized across participants. Assessment will occur before and after participation in each 12 week intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children must receive a research designation of FASD
Children must have confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure
Disqualifiers
Children with other confirmed developmental disorders that are not deemed associated with FASD (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome). Children with attention deficits (e.g. ADHD) are not excluded.
Children with neurological disorders (epilepsy, cerebral palsy, etc.)
Children who have experienced a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness >10 minutes
Children with intelligence quotient scores <70
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Music listening
- Piano training
Treatment groups
32 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
The Mind Research Network
Lead sponsor
University of New Mexico
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov