The Use of Music Therapy in the Prevention of Falls

January 26, 2016 updated by: Frederick Carrick, PhD, FACCN, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Posturographic Changes Associated With Music Therapy and Fall Prevention

The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to music will demonstrate changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall prevention strategies.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Falls are a serious health issue and are the greatest cause of death in the elderly. The use of music therapy in fall prevention has not been reported in the literature. This investigation will provide experimental support to the assumption that music therapy may prevent falls and that certain music can affect increases in postural stability using randomly selected subjects, validated posturography and a full experimental design.

Computer dynamic posturography (CDP) tests will provide stability scores in volunteer subjects who have had no previous history of falls or vertigo. Subjects will be randomized into several different music listening groups and one control group. Examiners will be blinded as to the music listened to and the outcome measurements. Subjects will be blinded as to their posturographic measurements. The music listening groups will be given a daily specific music listening task. CDP tests will be obtained 10 minutes, 1 week and 1 month after subject's treatment. Music selection will include Mozart, Nolwenn Leroy and others suggested to change human stability.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

266

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, 32920
        • Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

17 years to 90 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • No history of previous fall(s) or dizziness

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of previous fall(s) or dizziness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Music Listening 1
Intervention: Listen to Music type 1
Behavioral: Music therapy (listening to specific music)
Listening to Music
Experimental: Music Listening 2
Intervention: Listen to Music type 2
Behavioral: Music therapy (listening to specific music)
Listening to Music
Experimental: Music LIstening 3
Intervention: Listen to Music type 3
Behavioral: Music therapy (listening to specific music)
Listening to Music
No Intervention: Control
Intervention: Listen to White noise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pretest and posttest scores will be collected for ten treatment conditions at three post-treatment times (10 minutes, 1 week, and 1 month)
Time Frame: Immediate pre and post balance testing
balance testing before and after listening to music
Immediate pre and post balance testing

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elena Ogerro, PhD, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
  • Principal Investigator: Guido Pagnacco, PhD, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 15, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CI-01-03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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