NeuroMusic: protocol for a randomised-controlled trial of keyboard and singing music training programmes for older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Zoe Menczel Schrire, Helen Frances Mitchell, Lee-Fay Low, Nicole Espinosa, Philip Eames, Joseph Toltz, Peter Walsh, Loren Mowszowski, David Espinoza, Cindy Shin-Yi Lin, Neal Peres Da Costa, Sharon L Naismith · 2025
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Twelve researchers set out a trial plan for music training in older adults with mild memory loss in a protocol paper from 2025. Learning an instrument or singing may support brain health, but firm evidence is scarce. The trial, called NeuroMusic, will run in Sydney, Australia. It aims to enroll four hundred thirty-two people with mild cognitive impairment from the community.
Participants are assigned by chance to keyboard lessons, singing lessons, or a film discussion group. Sessions run weekly for three months. The main outcome is verbal memory at three months, with follow-ups at nine months. Mood, sleep, and blood markers of brain disease are also tracked. The protocol paper describes the plan before results exist.
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| CREATOR | Zoe Menczel Schrire, Helen Frances Mitchell, Lee-Fay Low, Nicole Espinosa, Philip Eames, Joseph Toltz, Peter Walsh, Loren Mowszowski, David Espinoza, Cindy Shin-Yi Lin, Neal Peres Da Costa, Sharon L Naismith |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 79 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |