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Behavioral Intervention

Recorded Music for Epilepsy

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Recruiting
Led By Sarah Kelley, MD
Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Children (age: 4 - 17 years old) who stay at Epilepsy Monitoring Units (EMU) up to 7 days may join.
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up epilepsy monitoring units stay (up to day 7)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if music, specifically Mozart, can help reduce seizures.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for English-speaking children aged 4 to 17 with epilepsy, who are staying in Epilepsy Monitoring Units for up to a week. Children who do not speak English cannot participate.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing whether listening to Mozart music or other age-appropriate music can help reduce the number of seizures and abnormal brain activity as seen on EEG in children with epilepsy.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves listening to music, there are no direct medical side effects expected. However, individual responses to music may vary.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am a child aged 4-17 staying in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit for up to 7 days.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~epilepsy monitoring units stay (up to day 7)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and epilepsy monitoring units stay (up to day 7) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in the frequency of epileptiform discharges (number of seconds with spikes)
Change in the frequency of epileptiform discharges (number of spikes)
Secondary outcome measures
Change in blood pressure variability (BPV)
Change in heart rate variability (HRV)

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Children with EpilepsyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Children (age: 4- 17 years old) will participate in this study, and they will listen to Mozart K.448 (1st movement) and instrumental age-appropriate song with 10 minutes wash out in between, each lasting up to 9 minutes in the daytime (between 1-5 pm). The music stimuli will be randomly played in 2 to 7 days during the EMU stay (average 4 days). Music will be delivered via single-use earbuds.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor
2,246 Previous Clinical Trials
14,816,760 Total Patients Enrolled
17 Trials studying Epilepsy
1,392 Patients Enrolled for Epilepsy
Sarah Kelley, MDPrincipal InvestigatorJohns Hopkins University

Media Library

Music Stimuli (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05289934 — N/A
Epilepsy Research Study Groups: Children with Epilepsy
Epilepsy Clinical Trial 2023: Music Stimuli Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05289934 — N/A
Music Stimuli (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05289934 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is recruitment still ongoing for this research project?

"According to information present on clinicaltrials.gov, the trial is no longer recruiting participants - its last edit was made November 8th 2022. Fortunately, there are 287 other studies taking in new enrollees at the current juncture."

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Is the population of this research project limited to those over fifty years old?

"To be accepted into this trial, patients must fall between 4 and 17 years old. Currently, there are 121 studies that focus on minors and 191 targeted at seniors aged 65 or above."

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Is it feasible for me to become a subject in this medical experiment?

"This experiment is looking for 10 minors between the ages of 4 and 17 who are subject to aura. To be eligible, children must satisfy two conditions: being monitored at an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for a maximum of 7 days."

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