Music-instruction Intervention for Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 主要终点
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and potential effectiveness of an active, music-instruction intervention in improving psychological health and social functioning among Veterans suffering from moderate to severe Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
详细描述
The study was designed as a prospective, delayed-entry randomized pilot trial. Regression-adjusted difference in means were used to examine the intervention's effectiveness with respect to PTSD symptomatology (primary outcome) as well as depression, perceptions of cognitive failures, social functioning and isolation, and health-related quality of life (secondary outcomes).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Veterans who (i) had at least one visit for mental health treatment in the prior six months with a primary diagnosis of PTSD (ICD9CM 309.81-83) and (ii) exhibited moderate to severe PTSD symptoms at the time of enrollment (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist >=50)
排除标准
- •Veterans who were currently participating in an intense psychotherapy program (residential or outpatient)
- •Veterans who were already receiving guitar lessons from a Guitars for Vets volunteer
结局指标
主要结局
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms
时间窗: 6 weeks
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms as measured by the PTSD Checklist Civilian (PCLC), a self-report scale that measures PTSD presence and severity. The 17 items correspond to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-IV symptoms of PTSD. The level of distress produced by each symptom is rated from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). A score \>50 on this measure is considered clinically significant (maximum score = 85).
次要结局
- Perceptions of Cognitive Failures(6 weeks)
- Social Functioning(6 weeks)
- Health-Related Quality of Life(6 weeks)
- Depression(6 weeks)
研究者
Liliana Pezzin
Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
