Effect of Music Therapy on Families of Burn Patients

Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program: A Randomized-Controlled Study to Investigate the Effect of Music Therapy on the Coping and Adjustment of Children of Adults With Major Burns

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00824681

Acronym

MTS3

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-19

Start date

2007-09-30

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2010-07-23

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Conditions

Burns

Keywords

Psychological adjustment of family, family of patients, children of patients, intensive care unit, burn, music therapy, music, music program, anxiety, coping, adjustment, psychological stressor, emotional stressor

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of music therapy in assisting with the coping and adjustment of children of adults with major burns. The investigators hypothesized that there will be a significant decrease in anxiety levels between those children who participated in music therapy compared to non-participants.

Detailed description

The Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program was introduced on a 14-bed burn intensive care unit to provide an avenue for communication between adults with major burns and their children. In adherence with unit policies, children under the age of 16 are only allowed onto the unit under very special circumstances, e.g. patient is under DNR status. This restriction may translate into a prolong absence between the patients and their young children; which may result in emotional and psychological stress factors such as separation anxiety, feelings of abandonment, and rejection of the parent when the patient is being discharged to home. Children who participate in the S.O.F.T. Music Program will record and produce an audio CD for their hospitalized parent/grandparent. The contents of the CD might include original songs, poems, and special messages created by the children. Pre and post tests results will determine the efficacy of the program to decrease anxiety levels in the children.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program

Audio compact disk containing songs, music, special messages, poems from children of adults with major burns

OTHERNon-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)

NTRA includes non-directed activities e.g. reading books/magazines, watching TV/movie in family lounge off the BICU, playing with toys, listening to music CDs/radio.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Child's age between 6 - 14 years * Child or grandchild of patient * Child with limited visitation * Adequate hearing, with correction * Consenting non-hospitalized adult family member (NHAFM) speak/read English * Child speak/read English * Major physical or mental illness or disability does not interfere with ability to communicate for both consenting NHAFM and child

Exclusion criteria

* Child's age below 6 years and above 14 years * Not the child or grandchild of patient * Child with unlimited visitation * Hearing loss that interferes with ability to communicate * NHAFM does not speak/read English * Child does not speak/read English * Major physical or mental illness or disability interferes with ability to communicate for both consenting NHAFM and child * Patient on observation status, i.e. only one overnight stay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety level	1 year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026