Misophonia
Conditions
Keywords
Misophonia, sound therapy, exposure, psychoeducation, treatment
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of possible treatments in misophonics. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Is exposure more effective on misophonic symptoms than sound therapy? Participants are randomly assinged to three groups of treatment; 1. Psychoeducation 2. Psychoeducation + Exposure 3. Psychoeducation + Sound Therapy
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExposure Therapy
At Week 0, the homework was to expose oneself to these sounds for 20 minutes a day, three days a week for three weeks. At the Week 3 interview, the frequency and severity of the homework were adjusted based on the degree of improvement in the symptoms and the person's adherence to the instructions.
OTHERSound Therapy
Participants were asked to listen to specifically modulated music for twenty minutes a day, three days a week, for the first three weeks. At the Week 3 assessment, if the patient reported no or little benefit in their misophonia symptoms, the instruction was modified (intensified) to listening to the same music for forty minutes a day, three days a week.
OTHERPsychoeducation
A psychoeducation session, prepared by the research team was delivered by the investigator to each patient at the study intake.
Sponsors
Hacettepe University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: psychoeducation only (the active control group), exposure therapy with psychoeducation, and sound therapy with psychoeducation. All participants were assessed at baseline, and then at 3rd and 6th weeks. All of them received psychoeducation at study intake. A random one third received no further active treatment, one third received exposure, and one third received sound therapy.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* People have Misophonia
Exclusion criteria
* Current psychosis * Mental retardation or dementia * those who had previously received exposure or sound therapy for misophonia symptoms.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The mean change in Misophonia Total Score (MTS) | Week 0 and Week 6 | The difference between MTS Week 0 and MTS Week 6 was calculated, divided by MTS Week 0, and multiplied by 100, to elicit the percent change in MTS between Week 0 and Week 6. |
| The improvement | Week 3 and Week 6 | It was rated by the investigator (KBA) based on her clinical judgement (0=some worsening, 1=no improvement, 2=some improvement, 3=moderate improvement, 4=much improvement). If there was a moderate to much improvement at any point, the case was rated as improved; and not improved if the score was little worsening, no improvement, or some improvement. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed