Actively Recruiting
Music Therapy for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Led by Johns Hopkins University · Updated on 2026-05-06
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
310 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is designed to assess the feasibility that individualized reminiscence-based virtual music therapy sessions can enhance autobiographical memory, mood, and cognition in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease (AD). 60 patients with MCI or mild dementia due to AD will receive two 30 minutes reminiscence-targeted virtual music therapy interventions per week for 8 weeks (a total of 16 sessions). Participants' (or supported by the study partner) self-reported and measurable outcomes including cognitive, anxiety, quality of life, and autobiographical memory will be assessed before and after the 8-week course of treatment. Blood-oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will also be also measured before and after the 8-week course of treatment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Music Therapy for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 to 89 years
- Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment with MoCA score 18-25 or early Alzheimer's Disease with MoCA score 17-24
You will not qualify if you...
- History of head trauma, traumatic brain injury, or concussion with loss of consciousness longer than 2 minutes
- Claustrophobia that prevents MRI scanning
- Medical devices incompatible with MRI, such as cardiac pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, brain aneurysm clip, or inner ear implant
- Prior history as a metal worker or presence of certain metallic objects in the body
- Exclusion based on MRI screening form assessments
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Alexander Pantelyat, MD
CONTACT
K
Kyurim Kang, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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