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N/A N=37 Randomized Single-blind Prevention

Sound and Music for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Enrolled (actual)
37
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Episodic Memory Assessed by the Cogstate Alzheimer's Battery — -0.0746; 0.0700; 0.0593; 0.5137 z score

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
A: 40 Hz music (Behavioral); B: 40 Hz sound (Behavioral); C: Preferred music (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 50+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Primary completion
Apr 2024

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Episodic Memory Assessed by the Cogstate Alzheimer's Battery
-0.0746; 0.0700; 0.0593; 0.5137; 0.553; 0.1614
PRIMARY
Global Cognition Assessed by the Cogstate Alzheimer's Battery
8.3831; 5.5993; 15.3345; 18.6907; 16.2249; 10.4428

Summary

Emerging studies in humans found that 40 Hz sound induces neural gamma oscillation and enhanced cognitive function in older adults with and without Alzheimer's Disease. We will compare a 40 Hz music intervention to both 40 Hz sound and music alone in a clinical cohort of older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Community-dwelling
  • amnesia mild cognitive impairment
  • Preserved function
  • No dementia

Exclusion Criteria

  • known diagnosis of schizophrenia or Parkinson's disease;
  • severe hearing impairment;
  • presence of an acute medical or psychiatric condition which would interfere with the subject's ability to follow the study protocol realistically
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05064007). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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