Trial reportPloS one2018
Auditory stimulation improves motor function and caretaker burden in children with cerebral palsy- A randomized double blind study.
Trial report in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of neurologic music therapy in patients with cerebral palsy: A systematic narrative review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Training Methods That May Improve Selective Voluntary Motor Control in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- Impact of Music Therapy on Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants and Functional Improvement in Children with Neurological Deficits.Pediatric reports · 2025Review
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- Auditory Stimulation Improves Gait and Posture in Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review with Between- and Within-Group Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Neurophysiological Response of Adults with Cerebral Palsy during Inclusive Dance with Wheelchair.Biology · 2022Article
- Effects of music therapy on functional ability in people with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2022Article
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- Retrospective study of Rougan Tongdu Tuina combined with point-pressing massage therapy on neurodevelopment in children with delayed motor development at very early stage.Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Standardized Outcomes Measures in Physical Therapy Practice for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Cerebral PALSY: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Effect of music listening on hypertonia in neurologically impaired patients-systematic review.PeerJ · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
aimTo investigate the impact of auditory stimulation on motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and disabling hypertonia.
method9 matched pairs (age: 7y5m, SD 4y1m; 13 boys; gross-motor-functional-classification-scale: median 4; manual-ability-classification-system: median 4) were randomized to receive either auditory stimulation embedded in music (study, n = 9) or music alone (sham, control, n = 9) for at least 10 minutes 4 times a week for 4 weeks. Goal-Attainment-Scale, Care-and-Comfort-Hypertonicity-Questionnaire, Gross-Motor-Function-Measure and Quality-of-Upper-Extremity-Skills-Test (QUEST) were assessed before and 5 months following intervention.
resultChildren receiving auditory stimulation attained more goals than children who listened to music alone (p = 0.002). Parents reported improved care and comfort in children in the study group compared to a slight deterioration in controls (p = 0.002). Upper extremity skills improved in the study group compared to controls (p = 0.006). Similar gross motor function changes were documented in both groups (p = 0.41). One participant reported increased seizure frequency; no other participants with epilepsy reported increased seizure frequency (n = 6/18) and no other adverse events were reported.
interpretationAuditory stimulation alleviated hypertonia and improved fine and gross motor functions.
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