Mike J Crawford, Christian Gold, Helen Odell-Miller, Lavanya Thana, Sarah Faber, Jörg Assmus, Łucja Bieleninik, Monika Geretsegger, Claire Grant, Anna Maratos, Stephan Sandford, Amy Claringbold, Helen McConachie, Morag Maskey, Karin Antonia Mössler, Paul Ramchandani, Angela Hassiotis
BACKGROUND: Preliminary studies have indicated that music therapy may benefit children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of improvisational music therapy (IMT) on social affect and responsiveness of children with ASD. DESIGN: International, multicentre, three-arm, single-masked randomised controlled trial, including a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-funded centre that recruited in London and the east of England...
October 2017: Health Technology Assessment: HTA