Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primar… (NCT05912270) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primary School Children
Switzerland150 participantsStarted 2023-12-18
Plain-language summary
How to optimally stimulate the developing brain is still unclear. Executive functions (EF) exhibited substantially stronger far transfer effects in children who learned to play a musical instrument than in children who acquired other arts.
What is crucially lacking is a large-scale, long-term genuine randomized controlled trial (RCT) in cognitive neuroscience, comparing musical instrumental training (MIP) to another art form and a control group. Collected data of this proposal will allow, using machine learning, to build a data-driven multivariate model of children's interconnected brain and EF development over the first 2 years of their academic curriculum (6-8 years), with or without music or other art training.
Who can participate
Age range
6 Years – 8 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* School grade 3P/4P (3rd and 4th year of elementary school (6-8-year-old children)
* Right-handedness
* Sufficient Mastery of the French Language
* Able to give oral informed consent (child)
* Able to give written informed consent (parent)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Non-consent (children and or parents)
* Repeated or skipped a class with respect to standard curriculum
* Not corrected/severe hearing deficits
* Not corrected/severe vision deficits
* Severe neurodevelopmental disorders (eg. severe dyslexia, severe ADHD)
* Older than 7 at the beginning of the school year if 3P
* Older than 8 at the beginning of the school year if 4P
* Protocolled music instrumental practice in the preceding year
* Protocolled visual arts courses in the preceding year
* MRI incompatibility (physical or psychological)
* Psychometric battery incompatibility (psychological)
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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