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NCT07602283 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Music for Pain and Dementia

A NA study, sponsored by Yale University.

Recruiting
Registry status
NA
Development phase
60
Enrollment target

NCT07602283: Recruiting NA study, sponsored by Yale University.

NCT07602283 is a NA study that is actively recruiting participants, run by Yale University. The registered enrollment target is 60 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT07602283, a NA study, is actively recruiting participants, sponsored by Yale University.

RECRUITING
Registry status
NA
Development phase
60 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study aims to provide mechanistic insights into how group drumming as a music-based intervention (MBI) affects pain responses and nociceptive function in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and brain activity will be measured during communal drumming with their dyadic partners and others. Brain activity, blood pressure, cognitive abilities, blood hormone levels, and static and dynamic pain will also be measured during sessions pre and post the 8-week community drum circle. Investigators will leverage various measurement techniques including, but not limited to, electroencephalography (EEG), quantitative sensory testing (QST), behavioral, surveys, and physiological monitoring to study the impact of group drumming on pain and brain activity in AD and inter-dyad synchrony.

Primary Outcome

Pain phenotyping before and after the intervention using a Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST). QST will be used to measure pain threshold (the point at which pain is first felt) and pain tolerance (the point at which the participant discontinues the test due to pain). The battery includes several nociceptive modalities such as pressure, mechanical, heat, and cold stimuli. The main outcome will be a composite pain sensitivity measure, integrating data from the QST battery.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Drumming session
  • BEHAVIORAL Music-listening session

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 60 participants
Start Date 2026-06-09
Est. Completion 2028-02-01
Phase NA
Yale University

1,492 total trials

What NCT07602283 shows while recruiting

NCT07602283 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 60 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Drumming session is the first listed.

NCT07602283 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT07602283 about?

NCT07602283 is a clinical study titled "Music for Pain and Dementia". This study aims to provide mechanistic insights into how group drumming as a music-based intervention (MBI) affects pain responses and nociceptive function in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), a...

What is the current status of trial NCT07602283?

This trial is currently recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 60 participants. The study started on 2026-06-09. Estimated completion is 2028-02-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT07602283?

The interventions under investigation include: Drumming session (BEHAVIORAL), Music-listening session (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT07602283?

This trial is sponsored by Yale University, which has 1,492 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT07602283's enrollment target sits among peer trials

60 1164th of 2000 higher than 745 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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