Receptive Music Therapy for the Treatment of Depression
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Depression focused on measuring depression, music, sound, randomized controlled trial
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged 18 to 70 years with a Goldberg Depression Test Score of 15 to 65
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients, who abuse alcohol
- Patients, with diseases as a consequence of alcohol abuse
- Patients under psychiatric treatment because of psychoses
- Patients with a Goldberg Depression Test Score of < 15 or > 65.
Sites / Locations
- Psychocardiology, 2. Med. Dep., Hanusch-Krankenhaus, Heinrich Collin-Str. 30
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Sham Comparator
No Intervention
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2
3
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Listening to one of two different specific music programs (Group A), which is composed for the treatment of depressive symptoms. The music is listened to during a period of 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening over 5 - 15 weeks.
Listening to one of two different specific music programs (Group B), which is composed for the treatment of depressive symptoms. The music is listened to during a period of 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening over 5 - 15 weeks.
Control I (Group C) : Listening 30 min in the morning and 30 min in the evening to unspecific music (Mozart) over 5 weeks.
Control II (Group D): Waiting list. - Each 50% of the subjects will be assigned randomly to either Group A (arm 1) and B (arm 2) after 5 weeks of waiting time.