Music as medicine: new trial tests tunes against epilepsy

NCT ID NCT06425029

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether listening to specific music daily can reduce seizure-related brain activity in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy. Participants have an implanted device that records brain activity and will listen to different music types over several months. The goal is to see if a simple, at-home music routine can help calm epileptic activity.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: music listening
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help control seizures in people with hard-to-treat epilepsy.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 24 participants. The music may have no effect, and results may not apply to everyone with epilepsy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Drug Resistant Epilepsy epilepsy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EPILEPSY MUSIC REFRACTORY EPILEPSY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
RECRUITING

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

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