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Targeting Apathy With Music in Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Summary
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is often accompanied by non-motor symptoms that make treatment more difficult. One such symptom is apathy (lack of motivation and emotion). There are no treatments for apathy in PD, and this remains a major unmet need in PD patients. One possible way to target apathy in PD patients is listening to music, which has been shown to help improve apathy in older adults. Little work has explored the mechanism in which music targets apathy. Thus, the goal of this study is to understand how music listening can impact the brain towards decreasing apathy in PD patients.
Official title: The Role of a Personalized Music Intervention Towards Alleviating Apathy in Parkinson's Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2022-02-09
Completion Date
2026-07-31
Last Updated
2026-03-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Music listening
This intervention involves listening to participant-selected music that they have evaluated as rewarding/motivating. YouTube Music will be used to build both personalized music and podcast interventions.
Podcast listening
This intervention involves listening to participant-selected podcasts of neutral content. YouTube Music will be used to build both personalized music and podcast interventions.
Locations (1)
Djavad Mowafghian Centre for Brain Health
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada