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Adaptive Music Therapy for Well-being in Older Adults (AMT Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Kathryn Bolton, BA. hons

Research Sponsored by Toronto Metropolitan University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

With largely normal or corrected to normal hearing

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline (pretest), 4 weeks (posttest), and 16 weeks (3-month follow-up),

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AMT Trial Summary

This trial will test if a new type of music therapy that uses artificial intelligence, called Pi Speaker, is more effective than traditional music therapy, for promoting positive psychosocial and cognitive outcomes in healthy older adults.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for healthy older adults with good or corrected hearing, no mental health diagnoses, and normal cognitive function (scoring 24+ on the Mini-Mental State Exam). Participants must have access to a computer and internet.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if Pi Electronics' adaptive music intervention improves psychosocial and cognitive functions in older adults compared to traditional music therapy. It's a three-arm randomized controlled trial including pretests, posttests, and follow-ups over four weeks.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves music interventions, there are no direct physical side effects expected. However, participants may experience varying emotional responses due to the nature of therapeutic music.

AMT Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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My hearing is mostly normal or corrected to be normal.

AMT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (pretest), 4 weeks (posttest), and 16 weeks (3-month follow-up),

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline (pretest), 4 weeks (posttest), and 16 weeks (3-month follow-up),

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (pretest), 4 weeks (posttest), and 16 weeks (3-month follow-up), for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Activities of Daily Living: Psychosocial functions of healthy older adults.

Psychosocial Functioning

Emotional processing: Cognitive functions of healthy older adults.

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AMT Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Adaptive Music Intervention (AM)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention will be an adaptive music program, in which participants will listen to music provided by the research team that has been enhanced with frequencies that elicit positive moods using the Pi Electronic Venus speaker for 30 minutes, at least 4 times in a week over 4 weeks.

Group II: Traditional Music Intervention (TM)Active Control1 Intervention

The intervention will be traditional music therapy, in which participants will listen to music provided by the research team that has not been enhanced with frequencies using the Pi Electronic Venus speaker for 30 minutes, at least 4 times in a week over 4 weeks.

Group III: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The control intervention will be an audiobook provided by the research team that participants will listen to using the Pi Electronic Venus speaker for 30 minutes, at least 4 times in a week over 4 weeks.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityLead Sponsor

84 Previous Clinical Trials

10,892 Total Patients Enrolled

Ryerson UniversityLead Sponsor

76 Previous Clinical Trials

7,824 Total Patients Enrolled

MitacsIndustry Sponsor

38 Previous Clinical Trials

4,286 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Adaptive Music Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05447312 — N/A

Executive Function Research Study Groups: Adaptive Music Intervention (AM), Traditional Music Intervention (TM), Control Group

Executive Function Clinical Trial 2023: Adaptive Music Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05447312 — N/A

Adaptive Music Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05447312 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any slots available for participants in this experiment?

"Currently, this particular medical study is not accepting new patients as its last update was on August 31st 2022. However, there are plenty of other clinical trials that are recruiting with 1,502 presently seeking participants."

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