Music therapy in palliative care - Psychophysiological effects of a music-based relaxation intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00006137

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-04

Start date

2013-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

OPS 8-982 Complex Palliative Care Treatment

Interventions

Group 1: Music therapy relaxation intervention 2 sessions of 30 minutes each over a time period of 3 days (total intervention time: 1h) Group 2: Verbal relaxation intervention via headphones 2 session

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Palliative care according to OPS-8-982 Sufficient understanding of German or English language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: terminal/prefinal phase cognitive impairments (e.g. brain metastases) apallic syndrome deafness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective perception of: - relaxation - well-being - pain (VAS pre-post, respectively)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heart rate variability during the intervention (30 min. continous measurement) Health-related quality of life: EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL baseline to follow up (after completion of the second session)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarco Warth

SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

marco.warth@hochschule-heidelberg.de06221-8223017

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026