AUTHOR=Ruiz Marianna , Groessing Alexander , Guran Alexandrina , Koçan Asena U. , Mikus Nace , Nater Urs M. , Kouwer Karlijn , Posserud Maj-Britt , Salomon-Gimmon Maayan , Todorova Boryana , Wagner Isabella C. , Gold Christian , Silani Giorgia , Specht Karsten 

TITLE=Music for autism: a protocol for an international randomized crossover trial on music therapy for children with autism

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1256771

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1256771

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=MR drafted the manuscript and finalized the version for submission. MR and AGr coordinated preparations for recruitment, assessments, and interventions. AGu designed the behavioral music prediction tasks and AUK oversaw their use. UMN advised on hair cortisol methods. KK advised on neuroimaging data analysis. NM designed the behavioral action prediction tasks. MBP advised on clinical assessments and potential sites for recruitment of participants. MSG designed strategies for ensuring and assessing treatment fidelity. ICW designed the microbiome data collection. CG, GS, and KS designed the study and supervised its conduct.