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NCT Number: NCT01275001

Effects of Music Intervention on the Brain Development of Preschool Children

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about the effects a musical intervention has on typical brain development in preschool-aged children.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Development

Age range

3 year–5 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Avera Research Institute

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States

About this study

This study will advance the science on brain research in young children by determining the effects of a musical intervention or training on children's brain development. The study will investigate how regular instruction in the Suzuki-like method of violin affects brain structure and function over the course of approximately five (5) months in preschool-aged children participating in an Early Childhood/Headstart preschool program when compared to a control group of their peers.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Children who are between the ages of 3 and 4.5 years old and are involved in the intervention arm of the Avera Family Wellness Program
  • Children who are between the ages of 3 and 4.5 years old and are involved in the control arm of the Avera Family Wellness Program

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to provide written consent to participate in the research project
  • Unable to complete the MRI scan

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Cortical mantle thickness

    Time frame: 5 months

    Measure cortical mantle thickness in unsedated preschool-age children with an initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and compare to measured cortical mantle thickness after a second MRI scan in the same children after 5 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hippocampal volume

    Time frame: 5 months

    Measure hippocampal volumes in unsedated preschool-age children with an initial MRI scan and compare hippocampal volumes in the same children with a second MRI scan after 5 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jan 12, 2011
Registry last updated
Oct 6, 2011

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