Effects of Recorded Music on Clinical and EEG Seizure Activity

Part of paid clinical trials in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Study ID
NCT05289934
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
4 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Music Stimuli — BEHAVIORAL
    Nine-minute-long Mozart K.448 (1st movement) and instrumental age-appropriate songs will be played via single-use earbuds with 10 minutes wash-out in between music stimuli.

Study Details

This research is being done to determine if Mozart music and/or age-appropriate music can reduce the frequency of seizures and epileptiform discharges.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 22, 2023
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2027
Completion
Mar 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Children with Epilepsy
    Children (age: 4- 17 years old) will participate in this study, and they will listen to Mozart K.448 (1st movement) and instrumental age-appropriate song with 10 minutes wash out in between, each lasting up to 9 minutes in the daytime (between 1-5 pm). The music stimuli will be randomly played in 2 to 7 days during the EMU stay (average 4 days). Music will be delivered via single-use earbuds.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in the frequency of epileptiform discharges (number of spikes) [ Time Frame: Epilepsy Monitoring Units Stay (up to Day 7) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Johns Hopkins School of MedicineBaltimoreMaryland21205
Sarah Kelley, MD
[email protected]
410-955-9100

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