The Synchrony Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Training for Children With a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: 16
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Children must receive a research designation of FASD

• Children must have confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure

Locations
United States
New Mexico
The Mind Research Network
RECRUITING
Albuquerque
Contact Information
Primary
Julia M Stephen, PhD
JSTEPHEN@MRN.ORG
505-272-5028
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 32
Treatments
Experimental: Music listening then piano training
Participants will listen to music for 10 minutes per day for 12 weeks. After one week of assessments, participants will practice piano for 10 minutes per day for 12 weeks.
Experimental: Piano training then music listening
Participants will practice piano for 10 minutes per day for 12 weeks. After one week of assessments, participants will listen to music for 10 minutes per day for 12 weeks.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: University of New Mexico
Leads: The Mind Research Network

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