Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

The registry criteria, word for word

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• Are you between 7 and 15 years old?YesNo

What the trial wants to find out

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.

The 2 groups in the trial

• Experimental groupTreatment being tested

  Experimental group will receive the drumming lesson intervention between baseline and testing approximately 2 to 3 months later, so the effects of the intervention can be assessed in the lab measures.

  Treatment: 2 months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome

• Control groupOther group

  Children in the Control condition will receive drumming lessons only after they have completed lab baseline and testing measures, about 2 to 3 months later.

  Treatment: Lessons after measurement