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Effects of music therapy with standard care, in contrast to standards care only, in improving diabetes in adults with diabetes mellitus attending clinic at National Hospital of Sri Lanka

A randomized controlled trial of the customized music therapies (MTs) in the reduction of morbidities on non-communicable diseases, at both clinical levels (improving glycemic control and blood pressure control) and molecular biological or pathogenetic level (transcriptomics).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2021/012
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-04-22
Start date
2021-04-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Study setting: NHSL Colombo, General Medicine Clinic. Method of randomization: Stratified block randomization will be used to divide the participants in to the music therapy intervention group and the

Sponsors

AHEAD Operations, World Bank
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Adults (Age range from 18 years to 75 years) • both genders • with type 2 diabetes attending a general medicine clinic, • HbA1c value 7.5% or higher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Hearing impairment • Cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of participants with a reduction of HbA1c by at least 0.5 from baseline levels. [0 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months following Music Therapy (MT) ]—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in mean scores of PHQ9 questionnaire which measures perceived stress and depression. . [0 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months following MT ] Change in mean blood pressure. [ 0 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months following MT] Significant changes in relative expressions of miRNAs related to type 2 diabetes mellitus [0 months, 6 months, 12 months following MT ] Identify miRNA markers related to type 2 diabetes mellitus. [0 months,6 months,12 months following MT ] [] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] . [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] [ ] [ ] [] —

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr.W.K.R.R Dias

Senior Lecturer

rangeethdias@gmail.com0812395833

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026