Neuropsychological Profiles and Musical Engagement in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MONTPELLIER · Nov 13, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and healthy older adults engage with music in their daily lives. Researchers want to understand the different ways these groups experience music, including how their memory and emotional responses to music might vary. The study involves interviews and tests conducted by a neuropsychologist to gather information about each participant's musical experiences and cognitive abilities.

To join the study, participants need to be at least 60 years old, speak French, and live at home with a family member. They should have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, but their mental abilities must be adequate, as indicated by a specific test score. Participants can expect to take part in a 2-hour interview that includes questions about their background and cognitive tests, which may involve input from a family member. This study is important because it could help researchers learn more about the connection between music and brain health in these conditions.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• General inclusion criteria:
• • 60 years and older
• • French-speaking and volunteering for the study
• • Living at home with a relative
• Alzheimer's disease inclusion criteria:
• • Biological diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria (McKhann et al., 1984)
• • MMSE greater than or equal to 20
• Inclusion criteria Parkinson's disease :
• • Diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• • MMSE greater than or equal to 20
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • No known neurological pathologies (epilepsy and other non-degenerative CNS diseases) or psychiatric disorders (chronic psychosis and psychotic episodes)
• • Autistic disorders
• • History of stroke or head trauma
• • Unstable medical condition (cancer)
• • Subject unable to read and/or write
• • Hearing impairment without hearing aids
• • Refusal of consent after information
• • Persons unable to give consent, research carried out in emergency situations, etc.)
• • Non-affiliation with a social security scheme
• • Person deprived of liberty (by judicial or administrative decision, or forced hospitalization)
• • Person under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, legal protection)
• • Person participating in another research project with an exclusion period still in progress