Clinical Trial: The Effect of Music Periodicity on Interictal Epileptiform Discharges

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Clinical Trial: The Effect of Music Periodicity on Interictal Epileptiform Discharges

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if having children listen to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448) will lessen the amount of spike discharges on his/her Electroencephalography (EEG). These spike discharges often occur during a 24 hour period in the EEG of a child with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BCECTS), or Rolandic Epilepsy. Should there be a decrease in the amount of spike discharges after listening to Mozart's music, this information may lead to new understanding and possible treatments for epilepsy.

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Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

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Information By: Medical University of South Carolina

Dates:
Date Received: January 18, 2012
Date Started: February 2004
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Last Updated: January 23, 2012
Last Verified: January 2012