- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03444181
ALzheimer and MUsic THerapy: Effects of Music Lessons on Brain Plasticity, Mood, and Quality of Life in Alzheimer Patients (ALMUTH)
November 21, 2022 updated by: Stefan Koelsch, University of Bergen
Music has powerful effects on memory in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
However, although there is anecdotal evidence for beneficial effects of active music interventions in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), there is lack of high-quality research investigating this issue, and the cognitive, emotional, and social factors that contribute to potentially beneficial effects of music making in AD patients are largely unknown.
In a randomised controlled intervention trial, a cohort of AD patients will undergo twelve months of music lessons specifically tailored for AD patients.
Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be used to determine changes in brain age (as compared to two control groups), and voxel-based morphometry will be computed to determine contributions of different factors of the music intervention (cognitive, emotional, and social) to plastic changes of brain morphology, and a potential deceleration of brain atrophy.
In addition, quality of life of patients.
In cooperation with the Bergen municipality, and a strong network of national and international partners, the neurocognitive music therapy will be implemented, involving training of music therapists, and communication of results to patients, patient groups, and therapists.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
135
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Stefan Koelsch, PhD
- Phone Number: +47 55 58 62 31
- Email: stefan.koelsch@uib.no
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Birthe K Flo, Cand. PhD
- Phone Number: +47 55 58 62 09
- Email: Birthe.Flo@uib.no
Study Locations
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Hordaland
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Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
- Recruiting
- Bergen Municipality
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Contact:
- Marianne Solbakk, PhD
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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
18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease
- Living independently at home (not in a care home or similar aged care facility)
- Able to complete questionnaires in Norwegian
- Able to undergo MRI scans
- Able to attend interventions and assessments in the area of Bergen, Norway
- Has given informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hearing impairment that cannot be mended by hearing aids
- Conditions that hinder MRI scans, such as claustrophobia or metal objects in body (e.g. pacemakers)
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: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Music lessons
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Also described as neurocognitive music therapy.
Singing lessons will be provided once a week for a period of 12 months by a person with a qualification in music therapy, or by a person with a different relevant qualification (e.g.
psychology and music teaching) under the supervision of a music therapist.
Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to meet regularly (1-2 times per month) as a choir to sing the song they have learned together in a group.
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Training intervention
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Cognitive training that is comparable in scope and extent to the music lessons, but not using music.
Group training sessions will be provided once a week for a period of 12 months by a person with a qualification in physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
Group activities may include group tours such as mountain hikes and the like (about 2 times per month) and will follow an established program for the elderly.
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NO_INTERVENTION: No intervention
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Brain age
Time Frame: 12 months
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MRI-derived estimation of the deviation of a person's brain age from the chronological age of that same person, in months
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12 months
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Depression symptoms
Time Frame: 12 months
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Sum score of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS; 15 yes/no items; possible range of scores 0-15; higher scores indicating more severe depression symptoms)
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12 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Living independently at home
Time Frame: 12 months and up to 5 years
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Whether a person still lives at home or has moved to a care home (time-to-event data)
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12 months and up to 5 years
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Language abilities
Time Frame: 12 months
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Word Learning Test
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12 months
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Sensori-motor functions
Time Frame: 12 months
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Finger Tapping Test
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12 months
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Activities of daily living
Time Frame: 12 months
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
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12 months
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Disease progression
Time Frame: 12 months
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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
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12 months
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Cognitive functioning
Time Frame: 12 months
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Stroop test, online version
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12 months
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Integrity of fibre tracts
Time Frame: 12 months
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Estimated from Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
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12 months
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Resting-state functional connectivity
Time Frame: 12 months
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Functional connectivity (posterior versus anterior/ventral) in default mode network (DMN)
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12 months
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Working alliance
Time Frame: 6 months
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Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised (WAI-SR)
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Stefan Koelsch, PhD, University of Bergen
Publications and helpful links
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Helpful Links
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
April 11, 2018
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
March 1, 2024
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
March 1, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 16, 2018
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 16, 2018
First Posted (ACTUAL)
February 23, 2018
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
November 22, 2022
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 21, 2022
Last Verified
November 1, 2022
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- RCN 260576
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
UNDECIDED
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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