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EEG Responses to Arabic Music Scales

C

Cornell University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Other: Music listening / EEG recording

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04573101
19-00013

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recent studies showed that various factors can contribute to the efficiency of a music therapy such as the type of music used, the type of instrument, the ethnicity, musical preference of the subjects and many others. Investigators noticed that most of studies and clinical trials, while acknowledging the importance of ethnicity and musical preferences, use the Western Music type in their investigations and practice. While in the Middle East, Music Therapy played a tremendous role in the 10th century since the "scales theory" of the famous Scientists El Farabi and Avicenna, very little countries of the Middle East are investing in scientific studies using Arabic Music as a therapeutic tool. This study will be an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based investigation on correlations of multiple factors that can influence the cortical responses of the subject to the music and self-reported state of emotion and anxiety.

Full description

This is the first clinical study involving Music in Qatar and the Gulf region, and the first study to explore Arab Music Scales using a combination of EEG and self-reported assessements.

Using EEG, investigators will analyze the full brain activity of brainwaves produced by up to 100 subjects in response to the audio musical stimuli. 24 different audio recordings have been designed to investigate on different acoustic cues:

  • with versus without quartertones
  • known music versus improvisation
  • Maqam Saba (sad) versus maqam Kurd (happy)
  • 3 different Middle Eastern instruments: Ney, Oud and Qanun
  • Two pitches: from Re or from Sol

The presentation of the audio stimuli clips will be randomized by the SuperLab5 software and EEG brainwaves will be recorded using the Power Lab (AD instrument). Between every audio clip, recording will be paused to ask the subjects to self-report on their emotional and anxiety states using a self-evaluation questionnaire. Subjects will be randomly assigned to morning of afternoon sessions of recording.

Using bioinformatic tools, investigators will perform a correlation study between EEG results, emotional self-report from the PANAS-X questionnaire, as well as answers to another questionnaire asking for their age, gender, ethnicity, right or left handedness, musical preferences, and if the subject plays an instrument.

The outcomes will have direct applications on the development of personalized Music Therapy in the region for treatment and management of mental health conditions, neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions that are of high prevalence in the region.

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Enrollment

42 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age: 18 years old to or above (might include pregnant women)
  2. Living in Qatar
  3. Understand either English or arabic

Exclusion criteria

  1. Individuals not meeting the inclusion criteria
  2. Individuals with auditory impairments
  3. Individuals with any known neurological condition (including epilepsy, Alzheimer, Parkinson, Autism etc)
  4. Individuals not able to come to the site (WCMQ).
  5. Adults not able to consent

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

42 participants in 26 patient groups

Before intervention
No Intervention group
Description:
Participants answer questionnaire before any stimulus is given.
After intervention
No Intervention group
Description:
Participants answer questionnaire after the series of stimulus is given.
N1 (Ney - Improvisation- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Ney, on Saba maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O1 (Oud - Improvisation- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Oud, on Saba maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q1(Qanun - Improvisation- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Qanun, on Saba maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N2 (Ney - Improvisation- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Ney, on Saba maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O2 (Oud - Improvisation- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Oud, on Saba maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q2 (Qanun - Improvisation- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Qanun, on Saba maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N3 (Ney - Improvisation- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Ney, on Kurd maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O3 (Oud - Improvisation- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Oud, on Kurd maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q3 (Qanun - Improvisation- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Qanun, on Kurd maqam on Re.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N4 (Ney - Improvisation- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Ney, on Kurd maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O4 (Oud - Improvisation- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Oud, on Kurd maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q4 (Qanun - Improvisation- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Improvisation with Qanun, on Kurd maqam on Sol.
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N5 (Ney - Known music- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Ney, on Kurd maqam on Re. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O5 (Oud - Known music- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Oud, on Kurd maqam on Re. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q5 (Qanun - Known music- Kurd Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Qanun, on Kurd maqam on Re. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N6 (Ney - Known music- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Ney, on Kurd maqam on Sol. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O6 (Oud - Known music- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Oud, on Kurd maqam on Sol. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q6 (Qanun - Known music- Kurd Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Qanun, on Kurd maqam on Sol. (El Rabii)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N7 (Ney - Known music- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Ney, on Saba maqam on Re. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O7 (Oud - Known music- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Oud, on Saba maqam on Re. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q7 (Qanun - Known music- Saba Re)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Qanun, on Saba maqam on Re. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
N8 (Ney - Known music- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Ney, on Saba maqam on Sol. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
O8 (Oud - Known music- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Oud, on Saba maqam on Sol. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording
Q8 (Qanun - Known music- Saba Sol)
Experimental group
Description:
Known music with Qanun, on Saba maqam on Sol. (Howa Sahih)
Treatment:
Other: Music listening / EEG recording

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