A trial of music therapy compared to music listening for children with autism spectrum disorders

A randomized controlled trial of 25 sessions of music therapy in autism spectrum disorders: MUSICAUTISM

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31179114

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-10

Start date

2014-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-28

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Conditions

Autism spectrum disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Autism spectrum disorders

Interventions

Children were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: music therapy (MT) or music listening (ML), using a generated randomization list for each group. At enrolment baseline evalua

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)-validated diagnosis of ASD 2. Aged 4 to 7 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Auditory impairment 2. Known somatic and neurological diseases (with the exception of stabilized epilepsy) 3. Psychotropic medication that was modified less than 6 months prior to the study 4. Behavioral disturbance incompatible with an MT or ML session

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in patient global functioning measured by the Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI) at baseline and 8 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Autistic symptom severity measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) and the Autism Behaviour Checklist (ABC) at baseline and 8 months	—

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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