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NCT07028983: FALCO
Fighting Addictions, Improving Lives: COmprehensive Drug Rehabilitation With Music
NA trial testing Active Music Group (AMG) in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in 600 participants. Currently enrolling.
30 June 2028
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 600 |
| Start date | 1 July 2025 |
| Primary completion | 30 June 2028 |
| Estimated completion | 30 June 2037 |
| Sites | 11 locations across Italy, Austria, Israel, Poland, Norway, Palestinian Territories, Switzerland, Spain |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Active Music Group (AMG)
- Music Listening Group (MLG)
- Treatment as Usual (TAU) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD) — all drugs for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) →
Sponsor
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
FALCO is a parallel pragmatic randomized control trial addressing long-term effects of music therapy (MT) on substance use disorder (SUD). 600 participants will be recruited from multiple European countries (see Locations). They will be randomized into one of the following intervention arms: Active Music Group (AMG), Music Listening Group (MLG) or Treatment as Usual (TAU) as offered locally.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07028983 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
- Last refreshed: 17 February 2026
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