Music on autopilot: could it calm Alzheimer's agitation?
NCT ID NCT04327778
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study planned to test whether automated music therapy could help manage agitation and sleep problems in people with severe Alzheimer's living in nursing homes. An actigraph would detect sleep issues and trigger music sessions automatically. The trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data is available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music therapy (automated via actigraph)
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a non-drug way to reduce agitation and improve sleep in severe Alzheimer's patients.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results exist. Automated music therapy may not be effective or practical for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 60 years old * Male or Female * Patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease according to the criteria of NINCDS-ADRDA or typical or atypical Alzheimer disease * MMSE \< 20 * Patient residing in nursing home * Voluntary, written and informed consent of the patient himself or its legal representative (guardian/curator) * Affiliation to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Prescription of a new psychotropic treatment (hypnotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, antipsychotic) in week prior to the evaluation * Hearing loss preventing the patient from responding perfectly to the therapeutic solutions provided
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