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How learning music and instruments will have an advantage on processing and memory of inexpert musicians

Influence of vocal and instrumental musical training on auditory processing abilities and working memory in amateur musicians

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/07/020395
Enrollment
62
Registered
2019-07-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention2: Auditory processing and working memory: How auditory processing abilities and working memory are influenced by vocal and

Sponsors

Keerthana Devanand
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants who had begun their music training by around 7 years of age and should be undergoing training with minimum of 2 years of learning experience. Participants should have same level of musical training. Participants should practice for minimum 1 hour per day and 3 days a week. Participants should have normal hearing ability, with no middle ear pathologies, no neurological deficits and no other significant medical conditions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who have hearing impairment,middle ear pathology,central auditory processing disorder,neurological deficit or any medical conditions will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TMTF(Temporal Modulation Transfer Function) scores : dB or % GDT(Gap Detection Threshold) : msec Operational span : Reaction time(msecs) Timepoint: Once

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKeerthana Devanand

Kasturba Hospital (KMC), Manipal

kishan.m@manipal.edu9845141575

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026