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NCT04246476 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Sing for Your Saunter
A NA study, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 67
- Enrollment target
NCT04246476 is a NA study that has completed, run by Washington University School of Medicine. The registered enrollment target is 67 participants.
The verdict
NCT04246476, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 67 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Older adults, and particularly those with Parkinson disease (PD), may experience walking difficulties that negatively impact their daily function and quality of life. This project will examine the impact of music and mentally singing on walking performance, with a goal of understanding what types of rhythmic cues are most helpful. Our pilot work suggests that imagined, mental singing (i.e., singing in your head) while while walking helps people walk faster with greater stability, whereas walking to music also helps people walk faster but with reduced stability. In Aim 1, the investigators will compare walking while mentally singing to walking while listening to music, using personalized cues tailored to each person's walking performance. The investigators hypothesize stride time variability will be less in the mental singing condition compared to listening to music; and that mental singing and listening to music will improve gait speed similarly as compared to the uncued condition. The investigators will also test whether finger tapping, a rhythmic task similar to walking in many ways, responds similarly while mentally singing and listening to music. In Aim 2, the investigator will investigate the brain mechanisms underlying the enhancements in movement performance seen with mental signing or listening to music. The investigators will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure brain activity during finger tapping with and without various cues to understand which areas of the brain are more or less responsive to the cues. The investigators hypothesize individuals with PD will exhibit lesser activation of putamen and greater activation of cortical motor areas and cerebellum compared to controls in all tapping conditions; and internal, mental singing during tapping will elicit greater activation of the putamen and lesser activation of cortical motor areas in both groups compared to uncued tapping and tapping while listening to music.
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Listening to music
- BEHAVIORAL Mentally singing
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 67 participants |
| Start Date | 2020-03-09 |
| Est. Completion | 2023-01-20 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT04246476
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT04246476 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 67 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Washington University School of Medicine, which has 1,502 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Listening to music is the first listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT04246476 about?
NCT04246476 is a clinical study titled "Sing for Your Saunter". Older adults, and particularly those with Parkinson disease (PD), may experience walking difficulties that negatively impact their daily function and quality of life. This project will examine the impact of music and mentally singing on walking performance, with a goal of understanding what types of...
What is the current status of trial NCT04246476?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 67 participants. The study started on 2020-03-09. Estimated completion is 2023-01-20.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04246476?
The interventions under investigation include: Listening to music (BEHAVIORAL), Mentally singing (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04246476?
This trial is sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, which has 1,502 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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