Short-term Effects of Sound-bed Music Therapy in Healthy Caregivers of a Hospital Oncology Ward (MTO_03)

Short-term Effects of Live Sound-bed Music on Physiological and Psychological Parameters in Healthy Oncology Staff - A Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02255916

Acronym

MTO_03

Enrollment

Registered

2014-10-03

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Healthy Adults (Hospital Oncology Ward), Morphology, Physiological Phenomena (e.g.HRV Parameters)

Keywords

oncology, psychology, cancer, music, sound-bed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of live sound-bed music on physiological and psychological parameters in staff of a hospital oncology ward.

Interventions

OTHERMusic

live sound-bed music intervention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* signed informed consent of the participant * affiliation to the staff of the hospital oncology ward

Exclusion criteria

* insufficient knowledge of the German language * alcohol, caffeine or nicotine less than 3 hours before the beginning

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Basler Mood Questionnaire (BBS)	30 minutes	filled in by the participants four times (before and after the music intervention respectively no intervention)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
heart rate variability -Parameter (HRV)	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours.	Standard Deviation of Normal to Normal (heart rate) (SDNN)
HRV-Parameter	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours.	Root Mean Square of the Successive Differences (RMSSD)
Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale	filled in by the participants as baseline measurement at the beginning	—
Sense of Coherence (SOC-13)	filled in by the participants as baseline measurement at the beginning	questionnaire
SF-12 Health Survey	filled in by the participants as baseline measurement at the beginning	—
additional questions addressing body warmth, subjective painlessness and general mental state	30 minutes	filled in by the participants four times (before and after the music intervention respectively no intervention)
Skin temperature	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours.	—
skin conductance	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours.	skin conductance measured at the fingertip
Cortisol	20 minutes	via the saliva of the participants before and after the music intervention respectively no intervention
Pulse-Transit-Time (PTT)	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours	Pulse-Transit-Time (ms)
Perfusion-Index (PI)	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours	Perfusion-Index
Electromyography (EMG)	Physiological parameters are measured twice over a period of 2 hours.	Electromyography of the shoulder muscles

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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