Musical Intervention for the Management of Anxiety and Stress in People With Severe Mental Disorder in a Medium-stay Unit.

Alejando Vargas Rubio

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Severe Mental Illness; Severe Mental Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Combined music therapy intervention (active and receptive)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07470346

2025-12-13-HCUVA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of music therapy on perceived anxiety and stress, as well as its effect on the recovery process in individuals with Severe Mental Disorder who are admitted to a Regional Medium-Stay Unit.

The main questions to be addressed are:

Can music therapy produce a significant difference in anxiety levels in people with Severe Mental Disorder? Can music therapy produce a significant effect on perceived stress in people with Severe Mental Disorder? Can music therapy lead to a significant improvement in recovery process indicators in people with Severe Mental Disorder? Can a relationship be objectively established between a reduction in anxiety and perceived stress levels and an increase in recovery process indicators?

A total of 15 sessions will be carried out, and each session will last 60 minutes.

The participants will select the songs, rhythms, or sounds they want to choose according to the session theme, followed by a dialogue between the participant and the nurse.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals aged 18 years or older.
• Individuals without severe hearing impairment.
• Individuals without cognitive deficits that would prevent them from reading or understanding the proposed documents.
• Individuals not in a state of psychopathological decompensation.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals under 18 years of age.
• Individuals with severe hearing impairment.
• Individuals with cognitive deficits that prevent them from reading or understanding the proposed questionnaires.
• Individuals in a state of psychopathological decompensation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Individuals with Severe Mental Disorder admitted to a Regional Medium-Stay Unit

Experimental group

Description:

The study will be conducted in a Regional Medium-Stay Unit (URME) belonging to the Murcia Health Service and located in the Román Alberca Hospital complex in El Palmar (Murcia), Spain. It is a care service for people with Severe Mental Disorder who, due to circumstances derived from their mental state or arising within their social context, experience difficulties maintaining their integration in the community or receiving care in an outpatient setting, thus requiring a period of medium- or long-term hospitalization.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Combined music therapy intervention (active and receptive)