Music Therapy and Humanization in ED Healthcare Professionals

NCT06939426 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: MTEMERGENCY01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Healthcare professionals in emergency departments frequently experience stressful situations that could jeopardize their mental health, sense of purpose, and ability to empathize with patients, families, and colleagues. Research question: What is the impact of a short music therapy program on the intra- and interpersonal factors of humanized care among emergency nursing staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB)? Methodology: This research is a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility study. For the quantitative component, we will apply the HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale) and ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure at the start and at the end of the music therapy program. For the qualitative component, focus group interviews will be conducted and analyzed via thematic analysis. Discussion: This study seeks to support the nursing staff of the FSFB emergency department through an interactive, creative, and participatory music therapy self-care program focused on one of the most important pillars of the institution: the humanization of care.

Conditions

Stress; Burnout; Quality of Life (QOL); Music Therapy; Humanization of Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale)

  The HUMAS was developed by Pérez-Fuentes et al. and has been validated in Spanish among nursing professionals. It consists of 19 items evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale, with a total score ranging from 0 to 95, with higher scores indicating greater intra- and interpersonal skills that favor the humanization of the service provided. The items are divided into 5 factors: affection; self-efficacy: emotional understanding; disposition to optimism; sociability.

  From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure

  From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month

Study Arms (1)

Music therapy program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Music therapy intervention

Interventions

Music therapy intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention protocol is based on four main themes, which are addressed over the course of eight sessions: * Self-care * Self-recognition and expression of emotions * Empathy * Teamwork Each theme is related to factors from the HUMAS (affection, self-efficacy, emotional understanding, dispositional optimism, and sociability) and/or ProQOL (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue). A variety of techniques related to the four main methods of music therapy will be used in the sessions: receptive, re-creative, composition, and improvisation.

Music therapy program

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Be a member of the emergency department nursing staff at the FSFB for a minimum of 6 months.
• Be able to commit to participating in eight music therapy sessions over a four-week period.
• Have the minimum reading skills to understand the questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• \- Staff with untreated mental health disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Bogotá, Bogota D.C., 1100121, Colombia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Mark Ettenberger, PhD

CONTACT

+573112847635; musicoterapia@fsfb.org.co

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Music Therapy Service FSFB

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2025
• First Posted: April 22, 2025
• Study Start: June 12, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 1, 2026
• Last Updated: August 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After publication of the results without restriction of time.

Locations

CO (1)