The Effects of Music Therapy and Aromatherapy on Depression Among College Students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2500095431

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2025-01-07

Start date

2025-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-13

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Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Intervention group1:music therapy

Intervention group2:aromatherapy

Waiting Group:Receive music therapy after a 3-week delay

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 28 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) college students aged 18-28 years; (2) Individuals with depression; (3) Physically healthy, without habits such as smoking or excessive alcohol consumption; (4) Individuals who have not previously experienced music therapy and do not reject music therapy or aromatherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) A history of other mental illnesses; (2) Suffering from other serious diseases, such as infections, liver dysfunction, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, etc.; (3) Participants who are currently undergoing or have previously received other treatments that may affect the results of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neuropsychological scale assessment;Plasma biomarker;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity level;Sleep quality;body composition;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaofang Lin

Nanjing Medical University

xiaofanglin@njmu.edu.cn+86 25 8686 8459

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026