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Randomized Trial of the Effects of Musical Training on Child Development in the Venezuela Orchestra Program (El Sistema)

NCT ID: NCT02369315

Last Updated: 2016-12-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2914 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-29

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates Venezuela's National System of Child and Youth Orchestras, better known as "El Sistema".

Detailed Description

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The randomized control trial was conducted in 16 music centers in Venezuela between May 2012 and November 2013, with a population of 6-14 year olds seeking entry to the program. During an application period (May-July 2012), 2,603 guardians (the experimental cluster) applied on behalf of 2,999 6-14 year olds. Approximately half of the guardians were randomly offered early admission in September 2012, with the rest offered admission in September 2013. Baseline and follow-up data were collected on outcomes which will be explored for full-group and specific sub-groups (children with less educated mothers, and boys or girls exposed to violence).

Conditions

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Child Development

Keywords

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child development music training self-regulation exposure to violence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment (Invited entry 2012)

Children offered entry to music program in September 2012

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment (Invited entry 2012)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Entry to music program offered in September 2012

Control (Invited entry 2013)

Children offered entry to music program delayed until September 2013

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Control (Invited entry 2013)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Entry to music program offered in September 2013

Interventions

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Treatment (Invited entry 2012)

Entry to music program offered in September 2012

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control (Invited entry 2013)

Entry to music program offered in September 2013

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Excess demand in 5 geographic areas: 24 music centers across the 5 states were identified as the experimental sites based on the likelihood of having excess demand by families in the 2012-13 academic year.
* Apply protocol: Experimental sites agreed to accept written applications from guardians between May 7 and July 8, 2012 (without informing guardians of admission decisions until after randomization). Directors consented to participate in the experiment and received training in the experimental protocol. Children were eligible to apply if they would be 6 to 14 years old on September 1, 2012. Sites received applications from 2,603 guardians on behalf of 2,999 children.

Exclusion Criteria

* Music center level: Two sites were excluded because their directors declined to follow the experimental protocol, and six were excluded because of insufficient demand to carry out randomized experiment.
* Child/guardian level: By prior agreement, each site director could award early admission to a small number of applicants (no more than 5% of positions). In eight sites, 85 children (of 74 guardians) were excluded from the study because they entered through these positions allotted to site directors. Children were also lost from study if parental consent and child assent not given.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Inter-American Development Bank

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Suzanne Duryea, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Inter-American Development Bank

Patrick McEwan, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wellesley College

Nancy Guerra, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Delaware

Marco Stampini, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Inter-American Development Bank

References

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Aleman X, Duryea S, Guerra NG, McEwan PJ, Munoz R, Stampini M, Williamson AA. The Effects of Musical Training on Child Development: a Randomized Trial of El Sistema in Venezuela. Prev Sci. 2017 Oct;18(7):865-878. doi: 10.1007/s11121-016-0727-3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27896644 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-016-0727-3

The Effects of Musical Training on Child Development: a Randomized Trial of El Sistema in Venezuela

Other Identifiers

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IDB-2014-VE-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id