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NCT05917704
Classical Guitar for Parkinson's Disease
NA trial testing Guitar then physical therapy in Parkinson Disease in 40 participants. Status unknown.
12 December 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Washington |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 40 |
| Start date | 6 June 2023 |
| Primary completion | 12 December 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 1 February 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Guitar then physical therapy
- Physical therapy then guitar
Conditions studied
- Parkinson Disease — all drugs for Parkinson Disease →
Sponsor
University of Washington
Who can join
Adults 50 to 90, any sex, with Parkinson Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to understand if training Parkinson's disease patients in classical guitar will improve motor function, mood, and quality of life. While medication has been found to be effective for many Parkinson's disease patients, many patients still have symptoms. Previous studies have found that music and rhythm-based activities can help Parkinson's disease symptoms. A previous study looked at the effect of playing classical guitar on Parkinson's disease symptoms. They found positive changes in Parkinson's disease symptoms that lasted for 6 weeks after the study ended. Further, there were positive changes in depression, anxiety, and quality of life.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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A Cross-over Pilot Study on the Effects of Classical Guitar Instruction on Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms in People with Parkinson's Disease.
Adams C, Fulton G. · · 2025 · PMID 40143890 · DOI 10.1177/26331055251329878
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05917704 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Washington
- Last refreshed: 26 June 2023
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