The Use of Music Therapy in the Prevention of Falls
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 17 - 90 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | December 2003 |
| End Date: | October 2006 |
Posturographic Changes Associated With Music Therapy and Fall Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to music will demonstrate
changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall
prevention strategies.
changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall
prevention strategies.
Falls are a serious health issue and are the greatest cause of death in the elderly. The use
of music therapy in fall prevention has not been reported in the literature. This
investigation will provide experimental support to the assumption that music therapy may
prevent falls and that certain music can affect increases in postural stability using
randomly selected subjects, validated posturography and a full experimental design.
Computer dynamic posturography (CDP) tests will provide stability scores in volunteer
subjects who have had no previous history of falls or vertigo. Subjects will be randomized
into several different music listening groups and one control group. Examiners will be
blinded as to the music listened to and the outcome measurements. Subjects will be blinded
as to their posturographic measurements. The music listening groups will be given a daily
specific music listening task. CDP tests will be obtained 10 minutes, 1 week and 1 month
after subject's treatment. Music selection will include Mozart, Nolwenn Leroy and others
suggested to change human stability.
of music therapy in fall prevention has not been reported in the literature. This
investigation will provide experimental support to the assumption that music therapy may
prevent falls and that certain music can affect increases in postural stability using
randomly selected subjects, validated posturography and a full experimental design.
Computer dynamic posturography (CDP) tests will provide stability scores in volunteer
subjects who have had no previous history of falls or vertigo. Subjects will be randomized
into several different music listening groups and one control group. Examiners will be
blinded as to the music listened to and the outcome measurements. Subjects will be blinded
as to their posturographic measurements. The music listening groups will be given a daily
specific music listening task. CDP tests will be obtained 10 minutes, 1 week and 1 month
after subject's treatment. Music selection will include Mozart, Nolwenn Leroy and others
suggested to change human stability.
Inclusion Criteria:
- No history of previous fall(s) or dizziness
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of previous fall(s) or dizziness
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