RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07156318

Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

Effects of Drumming Lessons on Brain and Behavior in Children With Down Syndrome


Sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Feb 15, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drumming lessons can increase self-control in children with Down syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is whether 2 months of drumming lessons can improve the behavioral control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Participants are between 7 and 15 years of age and receive two months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome. Children in the experimental group visit our lab once before lessons start and once after lessons are completed. Children in the control group visit our lab twice before they start their lessons. Lab visits include brain recordings taken using a net-style cap, computer tasks, and drumming to music.


Eligibility

Min Age: 7 YearsMax Age: 15 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Down syndrome

Exclusion Criteria3

  • Already taken drumming lessons
  • Uncorrected hearing loss
  • Uncorrected vision loss

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Interventions

BEHAVIORAL2 months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome

Drumming lessons consisting of how to use hands to drum on djembe drum, using alternating hands to drum, drumming to a metronome and to music.

BEHAVIORALLessons after measurement

Receiving lessons after the two lab visits should still offer any possible positive effects to participants while still allowing us to compare the Control group children's behaviors to those of the Experimental group.


Locations(1)

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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