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Integrative music therapy for depression-related disorders

Music therapy for working-age people with depression-related disorders – a randomised controlled trial combined with mixed methods research

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN26812986
Enrollment
200
Registered
2024-04-12
Start date
2024-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-07-13

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Conditions

Depression related disorders, e.g. depression, anxiety, work related stress and burnout. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The study is a randomised 2 × 2 factorial trial using four conditions: integrative improvisational music therapy (IIMT), IIMT enhanced with music listening (ML), IIMT enhanced with vibroacoustic treat

Sponsors

University of Jyväskylä
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Working-age adults (18-65 years of age) suffering from one or several of the following disorders: 1. Depression (ICD-10: F32 or F33), as screened by MADRS 2. Anxiety (ICD-10: F41), as screened by HADS-A 3. Work-place stress, or burnout, as screened by KEDS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychosis 2. Personality disorder 3. Acute substance abuse 4. Difficulty in engaging in the study 5. Depression that is too severe for participation in therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological distress measured using the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome (CORE-OM) at baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at all time points at baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months: 1. Depression measured using the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) 2. Anxiety measured using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) 3. Exhaustion measured using the Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS) 4. Burnout measured using the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) 5. Health-related quality of life measured using the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 6. Alexithymia measured using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactMarkku Pöyhönen
markku.i.poyhonen@jyu.fi+358405707007

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026