Study protocol of the MUSED study: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the psychobiological effects of group music therapy in women with depression
ABSTRACTIntroduction: People suffering from depression commonly show impaired emotionregulation, accompanied by deficits in the regulation of psychobiological stresssystems. Initial studies indicate that music therapy can impact depressive symptomsand psychobiological mechanisms, and may therefore con...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Nordisk tidsskrift for musikkterapi
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-156 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08098131.2020.1760921 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2020.1760921
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| Author Notes: | Christine Gaebel, Sabine Rittner, Martin Stoffel, Marc N. Jarczok, Corina Aguilar-Raab, Beate Ditzen and Marco Warth |
| Summary: | ABSTRACTIntroduction: People suffering from depression commonly show impaired emotionregulation, accompanied by deficits in the regulation of psychobiological stresssystems. Initial studies indicate that music therapy can impact depressive symptomsand psychobiological mechanisms, and may therefore contribute to effective treat-ment for depression.We will investigate the effects of music therapy on depressive symptoms. Moreover,we will examine the impact of this therapy on circadian biological rhythms in daily life.In particular, we will monitor the circadian rhythm of vagal tone, indexed by heart ratevariability (HRV), and of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, indexed by thediurnal cortisol profile, within the framework of ecological momentary assessment(EMA).Method: Seventy-four women aged 18–65 years with a diagnosis of depression ordysthymia will be eligible for participation. Participants will be randomly assigned tothe intervention group (10 weeks music therapy + treatment as usual, TAU) or thecontrol group (TAU only).Self-report data will be collected before and after the intervention period, and10 weeks after the post-assessment. Psychobiological data (48 hours HRV, salivarycortisol from six samples each of two consecutive days) and observer ratings willbe gathered before and after the intervention period.Discussion: The study aims to validate previous findings that music therapy iseffective in the treatment of depression. The results will foster the understanding ofhow music therapy affects HPA axis and autonomic regulation processes. The EMAapproach offers the potential to test for covariance between different psychobiologi-cal markers in daily life. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 20 December 2014 Gesehen am 29.06.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08098131.2020.1760921 |