Effects of Music Beat on Motor Function in Individuals at Risk for Psychotic Onset and Schizophrenia Patients
Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Parkinsonism
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia
Eligibility Criteria
For at-risk participants:
Inclusion criteria:
- A score of or above 9 in the Chinese version of the 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (CPQ-16), or a score of or above 8.18 in the Chinese version of Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences with 15 items (CAPE-C15), or a score of or above 17 in Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B);
- the age between 15-24 years;
- score > 60 in The Chinese version of Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (CH-EBI) to ensure right handedness; and
- score ≥ 22 in Montreal Cognitive Assessment Hong Kong Version (HK-MoCA) to ensure no serious cognitive deficits so that they can understand instructions.
Exclusion criteria:
- psychiatric diagnosis by self-report;
- cardiovascular, neurological, muscular or orthopedic diseases that may affect hand movements;
- taking psychiatric medications;
- substance abuse; and
- being pregnant.
For schizophrenia participants:
Inclusion criteria:
- a diagnosis of schizophrenia without other psychiatric diseases;
- the age ≥ 18 years;
- score > 60 in CH-EBI to ensure right handedness; and
- score ≥ 22 in HK-MoCA to ensure no serious cognitive deficits so that they can understand instructions.
Exclusion criteria:
- cardiovascular, neurological, muscular or orthopedic diseases that may affect hand movements;
- substance abuse; and
- being pregnant.
Sites / Locations
- ST814, the Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
Active Comparator
at risk- RAS
at risk- no RAS
schizophrenia- RAS
schizophrenia- no RAS
At-risk individuals in the experimental group will undergo upper-limb movement training with the aid of music beat serving as a type of rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS).
At-risk individuals in the control group will receive upper-limb training without the aid of RAS.
Schizophrenia patients in the experimental group will undergo upper-limb movement training with the aid of RAS.
Schizophrenia patients in the control group will receive upper-limb training without the aid of RAS.