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BurnsPhase 1MTS3NCT00824681

Effect of Music Therapy on Families of Burn Patients

A Phase 1 study testing Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program and Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA) in people with Burns, run by MetroHealth Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of music therapy in assisting with the coping and adjustment of children of adults with major burns. The investigators hypothesized that there will be a significant decrease in anxiety levels between those children who participated in music therapy compared to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 14 years
Conditions the study is for
Burns
What is being tested?
Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program and Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2007to Jul 2010
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 14 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Child's age between 6 - 14 years
  • Child or grandchild of patient
  • Child with limited visitation
  • Adequate hearing, with correction
  • Consenting non-hospitalized adult family member (NHAFM) speak/read English
  • Child speak/read English
  • Major physical or mental illness or disability does not interfere with ability to communicate for both consenting NHAFM and child

Who cannot join

  • Child's age below 6 years and above 14 years
  • Not the child or grandchild of patient
  • Child with unlimited visitation
  • Hearing loss that interferes with ability to communicate
  • NHAFM does not speak/read English
  • Child does not speak/read English
  • Major physical or mental illness or disability interferes with ability to communicate for both consenting NHAFM and child
  • Patient on observation status, i.e. only one overnight stay

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • MetroHealth Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44109

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About this study

Official title: Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program: A Randomized-Controlled Study to Investigate the Effect of Music Therapy on the Coping and Adjustment of Children of Adults With Major Burns

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of music therapy in assisting with the coping and adjustment of children of adults with major burns. The investigators hypothesized that there will be a significant decrease in anxiety levels between those children who participated in music therapy compared to non-participants.

Read the detailed description

The Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program was introduced on a 14-bed burn intensive care unit to provide an avenue for communication between adults with major burns and their children. In adherence with unit policies, children under the age of 16 are only allowed onto the unit under very special circumstances, e.g. patient is under DNR status. This restriction may translate into a prolong absence between the patients and their young children; which may result in emotional and psychological stress factors such as separation anxiety, feelings of abandonment, and rejection of the parent when the patient is being discharged to home. Children who participate in the S.O.F.T. Music Program will record and produce an audio CD for their hospitalized parent/grandparent. The contents of the CD might include original songs, poems, and special messages created by the children. Pre and post tests results will determine the efficacy of the program to decrease anxiety levels in the children.

Conditions
Burns
Being tested
Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program, Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)
Keywords
Psychological adjustment of family, family of patients, children of patients, intensive care unit, burn, music therapy, music, music program, anxiety, coping, adjustment, psychological stressor, emotional stressor
Medical subject headings
Burns, Anxiety Disorders, Stress, Psychological

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music ProgramBehavioural

    Audio compact disk containing songs, music, special messages, poems from children of adults with major burns

  • Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)Other

    NTRA includes non-directed activities e.g. reading books/magazines, watching TV/movie in family lounge off the BICU, playing with toys, listening to music CDs/radio.

Study groups in NCT00824681
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalSound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program
Receives: Behavioral: Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program
2Active comparatorNon-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)
Receives: Other: Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Anxiety level

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jan 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2007
  3. Primary completionJul 2010
  4. Study completionJul 2010

Why it stopped: Music therapist left position.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00824681
Sponsor's protocol ID
06-00891
Acronym
MTS3
Status last verified
Jul 2010
First submitted
15 Jan 2009
Last updated
23 Jul 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Sound Of Family Together (S.O.F.T.) Music Program and Non-Therapy Related Activities (NTRA) in people with Burns, run by MetroHealth Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Music therapist left position.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Anxiety level (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2010.

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