Music to Enhance Auditory Encoding in Young Children

Launched by CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG · Oct 18, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Music to Enhance Auditory Encoding in Young Children," is exploring whether participating in music activities can help young children learn language better. The study involves healthy infants and toddlers, who will be divided into two groups: one group will take part in music activities, while the other will engage in arts and crafts. Researchers will assess the children's ability to understand speech and their language skills before and after the activities to see if music makes a difference.

To participate in this trial, children must be full-term infants and come from families where Cantonese is the main language spoken. Unfortunately, infants who do not pass a hearing test or have certain developmental conditions will not be eligible to join. If your child is selected, they can expect to enjoy engaging activities while helping researchers learn more about the benefits of music on language development. This study is currently looking for participants, and your involvement could contribute to important findings in early childhood language skills!

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Full-term infants, and their caregivers
• • From families where Cantonese is the dominant language
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Infants reported to fail the hearing sensitivity screening
• • Infants with mental or neuro-motor disabilities associated with atypical development (e.g. birth asphyxia; major injuries; hypoxic-ischemic injury; significant growth restriction, and other indications of neurological abnormalities