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Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drumming lessons can increase self-control in children with Down syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is whether 2 months of drumming lessons can improve the behavioral control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Participants are between 7 and 15 years of age and receive two months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome. Children in the experimental group visit our lab once before lessons start and once after lessons are completed. Children in the control group visit our lab twice before they start their lessons. Lab visits include brain recordings taken using a net-style cap, computer tasks, and drumming to music.
Official title: Effects of Drumming Lessons on Brain and Behavior in Children With Down Syndrome
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-12
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2025-09-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
2 months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome
Drumming lessons consisting of how to use hands to drum on djembe drum, using alternating hands to drum, drumming to a metronome and to music.
Lessons after measurement
Receiving lessons after the two lab visits should still offer any possible positive effects to participants while still allowing us to compare the Control group children's behaviors to those of the Experimental group.
Locations (1)
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States