Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

Part of paid clinical trials in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Study ID
NCT07156318
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Down Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
7 Years - 15 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • 2 months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome — BEHAVIORAL
    Drumming lessons consisting of how to use hands to drum on djembe drum, using alternating hands to drum, drumming to a metronome and to music.
  • Lessons after measurement — BEHAVIORAL
    Receiving lessons after the two lab visits should still offer any possible positive effects to participants while still allowing us to compare the Control group children's behaviors to those of the Experimental group.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drumming lessons can increase self-control in children with Down syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is whether 2 months of drumming lessons can improve the behavioral control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Participants are between 7 and 15 years of age and receive two months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome. Children in the experimental group visit our lab once before lessons start and once after lessons are completed. Children in the control group visit our lab twice before they start their lessons. Lab visits include brain recordings taken using a net-style cap, computer tasks, and drumming to music.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 15, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Experimental group
    Experimental group will receive the drumming lesson intervention between baseline and testing approximately 2 to 3 months later, so the effects of the intervention can be assessed in the lab measures.
  • Other: Control group
    Children in the Control condition will receive drumming lessons only after they have completed lab baseline and testing measures, about 2 to 3 months later.

Primary Outcome Measure

Zoo task [ Time Frame: Baseline to two months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTennessee37203
Caroline Danforth, MS
[email protected]
615-343-1079
Alison Rubin, BA
[email protected]
615-343-1079
Amy Needham, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Miriam Lense, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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