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Prenatal Listening to Songs Composed for Pregnancy and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression: a Pilot Study

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depression
Prenatal Anxiety

Treatments

Behavioral: Music
Behavioral: Relaxation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prenatal anxiety and depression are distressing for the expectant mother and can have adverse effects on her fetus and child. This study aimed to determine whether listening to specially composed songs would be an effective intervention for reducing symptoms of prenatal anxiety and depression over a period of 12 weeks.

Full description

Prenatal anxiety and depression has negative implications for both the mother and the developing child, including developmental disorders, low birth weight, and altered immune function. It is therefore very important both to detect and to help ameliorate symptoms of anxiety and depression in pregnant women. Many women do not want pharmacological interventions at this time, and with less severe symptoms it may not be appropriate. Thus there is a need to find non-pharmacological methods of intervention. Psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy or interpersonal therapy can be effective. But these are often not available for the large numbers of women who could benefit. Though there has been evidence that music has the ability reduce anxiety, no study has quantitatively measured prenatal anxiety and depression over a long period of time. Proof of efficacy could justify investment into music as an inexpensive, and non-stigmatizing method to reduce prenatal anxiety and depression and therefore benefit both the mother and child.

Enrollment

223 patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English speaking women
  • At least 18 years of age.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

223 participants in 2 patient groups

Relaxation Group
Active Comparator group
Description:
The relaxation group was asked to listen to their assigned audio file for at least 20 minutes a day and to record each time they had engaged in this activity. The audio file consisted of a two minute introduction. Following this, participants were instructed to sit undisturbed for 20 minutes.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Relaxation
Music Group
Experimental group
Description:
The music group was asked to listen to their assigned audio file for at least 20 minutes a day and to record each time they had engaged in this activity. The audio file consisted of a two minute introduction. Following this, participants were instructed to listen to pre-recorded songs specifically composed for pregnancy.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Music

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