"Pilot Study of Music Intervention for Recovery of People With Severe Mental Disorder in the Community"

Alejando Vargas Rubio

Status: Completed

Conditions: Severe Mental Illness; Severe Mental Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Passive music therapy in an individual format

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07379996

CEI.24-93.TFM-A.VargasRubio

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of music therapy on hope, quality of life, and social functioning in individuals with Severe Mental Disorder in the community.

The main research questions were:

Can music therapy increase the level of hope in individuals with Severe Mental Disorder? Can music therapy improve the quality of life of individuals with Severe Mental Disorder? Can music therapy enhance the social functioning of individuals with Severe Mental Disorder?

Participants were users of a Community Mental Health Care Team called the Assertive Community Treatment Team.

A total of 12 music therapy sessions were conducted, each lasting 45-60 minutes. Participants selected the songs or sounds they wanted to listen to based on the session theme, followed by a dialogue between the participant and the nurse.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals aged 16 years or older.
• Individuals without severe hearing impairment.
• Individuals without cognitive deficits that would prevent them from reading or understanding the study documents.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a severe hearing impairment.
• Inability to read or understand the proposed questionnaires.

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 from an Assertive Community Treatment Team

Experimental group

Description:

The study was conducted within a community-based service for individuals with Severe Mental Disorder, called the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT Team), located in the city of Cartagena, Spain. The study participants were active users currently receiving care from this service.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Passive music therapy in an individual format