Status:
RECRUITING
Neurophysiological Benefits of Live Music for Early Alzheimer's Patients and Their Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Renée Fleming Foundation
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the neurophysiological effects of live music on individuals with early Alzheimer's Disease (AD), dementia, and/or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their caregivers. H...
Detailed Description
Analysis of recordings captured during live concerts will be conducted using music information retrieval, pulse clarity, psychological ethnography, and similar methods. Investigators hypothesize that ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical Dementia Rating 0.5 - 2
- Be a person with or caregiver to a person with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer's Disease, mild dementia, and/or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- Able to provide informed consent
- Willing to wear an EEG headset and heart rate monitoring devices
- Willing to possibly have small patches of body / facial hair shaved to accommodate administration of heart rate monitoring devices
- Willing to answer survey questions about topics related to the study
- Willing to be audio / video recorded
Exclusion
- Clinical Dementia Rating \<0.5 or \> 2
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Endorsing suicidal ideation (SI), self-injurious behavior, or homicidal ideation (HI) above the threshold defined in the "Risk Reduction and Safety Plan"
- Participating in another clinical trial studying AD and/or Dementia
- Starting a new prescription medication in the last 6 months
- Prescribed Benzodiazepines on an as needed basis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 28 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06940687
Start Date
January 28 2025
End Date
August 1 2025
Last Update
April 23 2025
Active Locations (2)
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Firehouse 12 Studios
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
2
Musical Intervention Studios
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520