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NCT Number: NCT05137353

A Multisensory Music Intervention for Children With Reading Disorders (RitMoZ)

With this study, we wish to test how effective/ beneficial music activities can be for children with dyslexia.

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Key information

Conditions

Reading Disorder Communication Disorders Dyslexia Language Disorders Learning Disabilities Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Specific Learning Disorder

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Research Centre for Natural Sciences

Budapest, 1117, Hungary

About this study

Studies have shown that music in the form of training (i.e., intervention) is able to facilitate linguistic processes (e.g., phonological encoding/decoding, categorical perception) and cognitive functions (e.g., working memory) in children that have dyslexia or reading difficulties. In addition to this, music trainings with a focus on entrainment can improve phonological as well as reading skills.

In line with the above, we have designed and developed a music training programme. This programme, which is called RitMoZ Training (i.e., from Ritmus és Mozgás és Zene: meaning Rhythm and Movement and Music in Hungarian language), is designed for (Hungarian) children who have dyslexia or reading difficulties.

In order to assess the efficacy of the music training, we are going to conduct a randomized controlled trial which consists of a pre-training phase, a training phase and a post-training phase.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • diagnosis of reading disorder
  • Hungarian as native language

Exclusion criteria

  • comorbidities (e.g., Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD))
  • sensory impairment (e.g., hearing loss, low vision)
  • cognitive impairment (e.g., panic disorder, low IQ)

Treatment and study plan

Music Training (RitMoZ Training)

Behavioral

This training is inspired by intervention concepts followed in SUVAG Polyclinic in Zagreb, Croatia and Kodaly pedagogy in Hungary. RitMoZ Training programme consists of 6 main activities: matching activity, nursery rhymes, rhythmic stimulations, music shapes, music writing and music reading. The training focuses on the perceptual overlap between language and music, embodiment and entrainment. The aim of the training is to improve characteristic features of reading disorders such as phonological awareness, perception of rhythm, phonological working memory and perception of speech sounds.

Spelling Training

Behavioral

This training consists of activities which focus on practicing spelling words in a computer task; the aim is to train orthographic processing which is suggested to improve phonological awareness and phonological working memory.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reading test

    Time frame: 4 minutes

    For the assessment of the ability to read aloud series of high frequency words, low frequency words and pseudowords, is applied from the shortened 3DM-H (Differential Diagnostics of Dyslexia Maastricht - Hungarian adaptation). With this test, reading speed, fluency and accuracy and pseudoword accuracy are measured.

  2. Spelling test

    Time frame: 4-7 minutes

    For the assessment of spelling, the present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H. Both spelling accuracy and reaction time are measured.

  3. Phoneme deletion test

    Time frame: 3-7 minutes

    For the assessment of phoneme deletion, the present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H. Both accuracy and reaction time are measured.

  4. Letter-sound identification test

    Time frame: 2-3 minutes

    For the assessment of letter-sound identification, the present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H. Both accuracy and reaction time are measured.

  5. Letter-sound discrimination test

    Time frame: 2 - 4 minutes

    For the assessment of letter-sound discrimination, the present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H. Both accuracy and reaction time are measured.

  6. Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) test

    Time frame: 3-5 minutes

    To assess rapid naming of letters, digits and objects, the present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H. Here, the processing speed is measured.

  7. Choice reaction time test

    Time frame: 1 - 2 minutes

    The present subtest is applied from the shortened version of the 3DM-H; here, the reaction time is measured.

  8. Lexical decision task

    Time frame: 12- 15 minutes

    To assess lexical decision, the present test is applied. Here, accuracy is measured.

  9. Auditory discrimination of acoustic and phonetic alteration of pseudowords

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    This is an Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) task where a speech multifeature paradigm is applied. In the current task, the amplitudes of the Mismatch Negativity (MMN) responses - which are elicited in certain time windows - are measured in every condition.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Research Centre for Natural Sciences

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Rijeka

Registry information

Official study title

RitMoZ Training: A Randomized Control Trial Study to Assess a Multisensory Music Intervention for Children With Reading Disorders in Hungary

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 30, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 27, 2022

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