Music Therapy Advocacy Recording Intervention (MTAR) on Internalized Stigma

NCT05723328 | Terminated Results

• 1 other identifier: Pro2022-0570
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will use a systematic music therapy intervention on patients with mental illness trying to help them with their internalized stigma.

Conditions

Mental Health Issues; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Anxiety Disorder

Keywords

Internalized stigma; Music therapy; Music Therapy Advocacy Recording Intervention; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Health Issues

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory (ISMI) Score Between Pre and Post MTAR

  The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory will be administered before and after the MTAR intervention and the change in the score will be reported. Primary outcome will be reported only for the treatment arm. The internalized stigma of mental illness inventory is a 29 item questionnaire. Items are scored on a 1-4 scale, with the total scale score calculated as a sum of the items then dividing by the total number of answered items.

  Post MTAR intervention (day 8-10)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the ISMI Score Based on Diagnostic Category

  Post MTAR intervention (day 8-10)

Study Arms (2)

Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention consists of a sequence of five music therapy song-writing and recording groups, one per day. Internalized stigma will be assessed within 3 days of admission (pretest/baseline), at ten days (posttest), and at 3 weeks from baseline (follow-up), using the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory.

Behavioral: Group Music Therapy Advocacy Recording Intervention (MTAR)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Access to standard of care services that include several groups per day focused on topics of coping skills, mindfulness, journaling, creative arts, wellness recovery, recreation, and at least one music therapy group.

Interventions

Group Music Therapy Advocacy Recording Intervention (MTAR) BEHAVIORAL

Music Therapy Advocacy Recording Intervention (MTAR) is a sequence of group music therapy song-writing and recording sessions framed as a mental health awareness project to be shared with the general public.

Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Admitted to the HMHCC ACU
• Able to read and comprehend the ISMI questionnaire, provide informed consent,
• With a severe mental illness of prolonged duration with a significant degree of disability or social dysfunction

You may not qualify if:

• Patients on S1 status (1:1 patient observation) or isolation protocol
• Evidence of organic brain disease, severe acute symptomatology, hearing deficit, and intellectual disability.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hackensack Meridian Health: lead
• American Music Therapy Association: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Carrier Clinic

Belle Mead, New Jersey, 08502, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bipolar and Related Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Zachary D. Fischer PhD, MT-BC
• Organization: Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic

Zachary.Fischer@hmhn.org

908-281-1324

Study Officials

• Zachary D Fischer, PhD, MT-BC

  Hackensack Meridian Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Pseudo cluster randomized controlled design (Borm et al., 2005) will take advantage of the unit's two separate residential areas

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2023
• First Posted: February 10, 2023
• Study Start: April 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 26, 2023
• Study Completion: April 26, 2023
• Last Updated: July 5, 2024
• Results First Posted: July 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)