Music therapy in palliative care - Psychophysiological effects of a music-based relaxation interventio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- OPS 8-982 Complex Palliative Care Treatment
- Registration Number
- DRKS00006137
- Lead Sponsor
- Zentrum für Schmerztherapie und Palliativmedizin Klinik für Anaesthesiologie Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
Palliative care according to OPS-8-982
Sufficient understanding of German or English language
Exclusion Criteria
terminal/prefinal phase
cognitive impairments (e.g. brain metastases)
apallic syndrome
deafness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective perception of:<br>- relaxation<br>- well-being<br>- pain<br><br>(VAS pre-post, respectively)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate variability during the intervention (30 min. continous measurement)<br><br>Health-related quality of life: EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL <br>baseline to follow up (after completion of the second session)
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