Validating Music Therapy Assessment Tool
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Validating the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC) against the best practice external reference standard.
IRAS ID
206963
Contact name
Kudret Yelden
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The purpose of this project is to further develop a standardized music-based measure used in music therapy with adults who have emerged from coma following profound brain injury, but are not able to demonstrate responsiveness to their environment due to complex clinical needs. Building on previous work,the project aims to strengthen the psychometric properties (e.g. concurrent validity, responsiveness) of the measure for its use with adults with profound brain damage.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1968
Date of REC Opinion
6 Jan 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion