Feasibility and acceptability of group music therapy vs wait-list control for treatment of patients with long-term depression (the SYNCHRONY trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Carr CE, O'Kelly J, Sandford S, Priebe S
Trials · 6 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Ensayo controlado aleatorizado (indexado por PubMed)
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- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Gobierno
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- Gobierno
- EPA
- Subvenciones
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (PB-PG-1014-35053)
Según 3 financiadores declarados y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2017-03-29 · Trials · vol. 18 · número 1 · pág. 149
- Editorial
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Citado
- 27 citas
- Referencias
- 103 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Music Therapy and Health · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Palabras clave
- group music therapy, long-term depression, dysthymia, songwriting, feasibility, acceptability, community mental health services, recruitment and retention, intervention fidelity, process evaluation, quality of life
- MeSH
- humans, chronic disease, treatment outcome, clinical protocols, music therapy, feasibility studies, depression, patient compliance, affect, community mental health services, psychiatric status rating scales, psychotherapy, group, research design, time factors, music, writing, london, interviews as topic
4 autores
- Catherine Elizabeth Carr🇬🇧 · autor de correspondenciaQueen Mary University of London; East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Julian Winn O'Kelly🇬🇧Queen Mary University of London; East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Stephen Sandford🇬🇧East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Stefan Priebe🇬🇧Queen Mary University of London; East London NHS Foundation Trust
Resumen
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Background
Depression is of significant global concern. Despite a range of effective treatment options it is estimated that around one in five diagnosed with an acute depressive episode continue to experience enduring symptoms for more than 2 years. There is evidence for effectiveness of individual music therapy for depression. However, no studies have as yet looked at a group intervention within an NHS context. This study aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of group music therapy for patients with long-term depression (symptom durations of 1 year or longer) within the community.
Methods
This is a single-centre randomised controlled feasibility trial of group music therapy versus wait-list control with a nested process evaluation. Thirty participants will be randomised with unbalanced allocation (20 to receive the intervention immediately, 10 as wait-list controls). Group music therapy will be offered three times per week in a community centre with a focus on songwriting. Data will be collected post-intervention, 3 and 6 months after the intervention finishes. We will examine the feasibility of recruitment processes including identifying the number of eligible participants, participation and retention rates and the intervention in terms of testing components, measuring adherence and estimation of the likely intervention effect. A nested process evaluation will consist of treatment fidelity analysis, exploratory analysis of process measures and end-of-participation interviews with participants and referring staff.
Discussion
Whilst group music therapy is an option in some community mental health settings, this will be the first study to examine group music therapy for this particular patient group. We will assess symptoms of depression, acceptability of the intervention and quality of life. We anticipate potential challenges in the recruitment and retention of participants. It is unclear whether offering the intervention three times per week will be acceptable to participants, particularly given participants' enduring symptoms and impact upon motivation. This study will provide data to inform both development of the intervention and to assess and inform the design of a full trial.
Trial registration
ISRCTN.com, ISRCTN18164037 . Registered on 26 September 2016.
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