Saliva Testosterone Increases in Choir Singer Beginners: a Randomised Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of Choir Singing in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 55
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- More reduction in bowel pain according to standardised international IBS questionnaire in choir group than in study group after one year.
研究概览
简要总结
The hypothesis was that a one-year experience of choir singing once a week is more beneficial than group discussions to saliva concentration of testosterone.
详细描述
The project aimed to study the health effects of regular choir singing for persons who are in a psychosomatic condition (Irritable Bowel syndrome - IBS). A group of IBS patients were randomized to choir singing or an information group were followed during one year with biological and psychosocial assessments. The choir group participated in various relaxation, breathing and vocal exercises with the choir leader, and received the material "To live with IBS" for home studies. At the same time a comparison group with IBS patients meet in groups, studying and discussing on the same materials under the direction of a group leader. Both groups meet once per week.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •IBS according to physician certificates.
- •Wish to start choir singing but no such experience during past ten years.
- •Acceptance of randomisation condition.
排除标准
- •No serious somatic diseases.
- •No abuse of alcohol or drugs.
- •No ongoing acute psychiatric condition.
结局指标
主要结局
More reduction in bowel pain according to standardised international IBS questionnaire in choir group than in study group after one year.
时间窗: 1 year
次要结局
- Significant increase in saliva testosterone concentration during study period in choir group.(1 year)