Music that adapts to you: new study tests brain and mood boost for seniors
NCT ID NCT05447312
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an adaptive music program can improve stress, loneliness, emotional control, and thinking speed in healthy older adults. About 75 participants will be split into three groups: adaptive music, traditional music, or a waitlist. The program lasts 4 weeks with 30-minute sessions, and results are measured before, after, and at a 3-month follow-up.
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Study facts
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- 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.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. without previous mental health diagnosis; 2. with access to a computer and internet; 3. with largely normal or corrected to normal hearing; 4. without dementia-related cognitive decline (score of 24 or higher on Mini-Mental State Exam) Exclusion Criteria: 1. with previous mental health diagnosis; 2. without access to a computer and internet; 3. without largely normal or corrected to normal hearing; 4. with dementia-related cognitive decline (score of 23 or lower on Mini-Mental State Exam) 5. if participant is an outlier on the cognitive tasks, scoring +/- 2.5 standard deviations on the computerized cognitive tasks. 6. if half or more of the psychosocial questionnaires are incomplete.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ryerson University (renamed: Toronto Metropolitan University)
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3, Canada
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