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Train the Brain With Music: Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Benefits Induced by Musical Practice in Elderly People

NCT03674931 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2022-05-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This longitudinal study aims to countervail age-related cognitive and cerebral decline in healthy retired people through intensive piano / keyboard music practice in Switzerland and Germany.

Conditions

  • Age-related Cognitive Decline

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

musical practice

Intensive weekly musical keyboard training over 12 months

BEHAVIORAL

music education

Recreative weekly musical courses without practice over 12 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss National Science Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • School of Health Sciences Geneva

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eckart Altenmüller, PhD · Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
64 Years
Max Age
76 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2021-07-31
Completion
2021-07-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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