The Use of Music Therapy in the Prevention of Falls

Early Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Accidental Falls; Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT00121693
• Lead Sponsor: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to music will demonstrate changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall prevention strategies.

Detailed Description

Falls are a serious health issue and are the greatest cause of death in the elderly. The use of music therapy in fall prevention has not been reported in the literature. This investigation will provide experimental support to the assumption that music therapy may prevent falls and that certain music can affect increases in postural stability using randomly selected subjects, validated posturography and a full experimental design.

Computer dynamic posturography (CDP) tests will provide stability scores in volunteer subjects who have had no previous history of falls or vertigo. Subjects will be randomized into several different music listening groups and one control group. Examiners will be blinded as to the music listened to and the outcome measurements. Subjects will be blinded as to their posturographic measurements. The music listening groups will be given a daily specific music listening task. CDP tests will be obtained 10 minutes, 1 week and 1 month after subject's treatment. Music selection will include Mozart, Nolwenn Leroy and others suggested to change human stability.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-12
• Study First Submitted: 2005-07-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-07-20
• Study First Posted: 2005-07-21
• Primary Completion: 2006-09
• Study Completion: 2006-10
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 266

Inclusion Criteria

• No history of previous fall(s) or dizziness

Exclusion Criteria

• History of previous fall(s) or dizziness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pretest and posttest scores will be collected for ten treatment conditions at three post-treatment times (10 minutes, 1 week, and 1 month)	Immediate pre and post balance testing	balance testing before and after listening to music

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies; 🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States