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Research on motor and auditory functions when playing musical instruments

Research on motor and auditory functions when playing musical instruments - Exercise effect of playing a musical instrument

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000047120
Enrollment
62
Registered
2022-03-09
Start date
2019-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Upper limb motor paralysis

Interventions

Continuous training of playing with keyboard instruments

Sponsors

Toyohashi University of Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Music therapy will be given to 16 inpatients in the convalescent ward under the guidance of a doctor with the cooperation of the hospital. These subjects present with upper limb motor paralysis due to sequelae of cerebrovascular accidents, and are considered to be able to understand verbal instructions. (2) Regarding the piano keyboard operation experiment, the experiment will be conducted on 16 inpatients of our hospital and 30 students of Toyohashi University of Technology. Gender and age do not matter. Those who have not received special music training other than school education in the past, and those who have no hearing problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who do not understand the language instructions. Those who have received special music training other than school education in the past.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Surface Electromyography (sEMG) and MIDI signal during keyboard instrument performance before and after rehabilitation

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshie Matsui

Toyohashi University of Technology Department of Computer Science and Engineering

tmatsui@cs.tut.ac.jp0532-44-6890

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026