Benefits of Relaxation by Music Therapy on PTSD Symptoms (TRACER)

Institute of Biomedical Research of the Army

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic

Treatments: Other: musicotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03990064

2018-A02182-53

Details and patient eligibility

About

PTSD is a debilitating mental disorder that may develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event. With appropriate care, treatment efficiency is variable and around 20% of the patients do not respond to psychological treatment. Complementary treatments are needed.

as PTSD implied autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfonction, complementary treatment focusing on ANS regulation, as welle as musicotherapy, may have an interest.

Full description

The aim is to evaluate the impact of musicotherapy on PTSD symptoms, and severity using a RCT Symptoms will be evaluated using questionaires (PCL and quality of life) severity will be measured using neurological soft signs assessment, connectomic functions and ANS regulation

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• PTSD

Exclusion criteria

• neurological diseases
• addiction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

musicotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

daily sessions of music listening during 2 months, associated with their standard treatment,

Treatment:

Other: musicotherapy

waiting list

No Intervention group

Description:

waiting list