Table 3 Documents: information & consent forms, agreements
TYPE OF DOCUMENT | When | What | Action | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Information on the study | During presentations; via flyers; “participant information form” (distributed or sent by post or mail) | Objectives of the study; Information on the inclusion/exclusion criteria; information on procedures and timelines; announcement of randomization within two different groups of music education; information on measurements and their frequency (n = 4): MRI, behavioral testing and blood sampling; information of reimbursing of travel expenses; telephone numbers and mails of the research team | Answer questions during presentations or by mail or telephone and during first lab visit | Research team |
Declaration of informed consent | After inclusion in the study (following the 2 pre-screening steps see Table 2) | Consent to voluntary participate to the study with the right to withdraw at any time; accept the use of data for scientific and educational purposes, with assurance that the data will remain anonymous; to yes/no accept blood sampling (NOT an exclusion criterion); who to inform in case of potential unexpected detection of anomalies. | Read & Sign | Participant & member research team |
Trust agreement | Before the courses start | The participant declares aiming to perform homework at least 30 min per day, 5 times per week, not to miss more than maximum 8 courses (on 40 in total), and announce absences and holidays well in advance with reasons and not to engage in any supplementary musical education | Read & Sign | Participant & member research team |
MRI safety questionnaire | Before MRI measurements | Questions assuring MRI compatibility | Read & Sign | Participant & MRI operator |
Debriefing on the fMRI task | After MRI measurements | Answer questions on sound perception, comprehension of the task, rating of difficulty of different experimental conditions, used strategies to perform the task, remarks | Read, answer questions | Participant & member research team |
Homework questionnaire | 3, 6, 9 & 12 months after the beginning of the music interventions | Time per day and per week spent on homework on average | Read and -sign | Participant |