Psychobiological Responses to Choral Singing in Mentally Ill and Healthy Children and Adolescents
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Stress
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: Non-RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 10 years and 18 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Background: Biopsychological responses to music-related activities (MRA) were examined in various naturalistic settings in adults. Group singing in particular seems to be associated with positive biopsychological outcomes. There is also an emerging view that MRA may play an important role for youth ...
Background: Biopsychological responses to music-related activities (MRA) were examined in various naturalistic settings in adults. Group singing in particular seems to be associated with positive biopsychological outcomes. There is also an emerging view that MRA may play an important role for youth with mental disorders. However, longitudinal research on biopsychological responses to MRA in different clinical and healthy populations among children and adolescents is lacking. Method: Children and adolescents (age range 10-18) under psychiatric treatment at the Department of Child and Adolescents Psychiatry in Salzburg (n=45), healthy children and adolescents from a school in Salzburg (n=45), and members from the Vienna Boys Choir (n=45) in Austria will be recruited to take part in the study. Subjective measures (mood, stress experience) will be taken pre- and post singing sessions once a week throughout six months. Additionally, salivary biomarkers (cortisol, alpha amylase and IgA), social contacts, and quality of life are assessed. Emotional competence, social competence, self-esteem, and chronic stress levels are measured at the beginning, after three months, at the end, and in a follow-up of the study. Conclusion: Singing is suggested to benefit mental and physical health in children and adolescents. However, despite the current knowledge, the researchers must better understand the biopsychological mechanisms underlying choral singing in order to determine its full potential, particularly for vulnerable populations. This is the first study to investigate this issue in this population.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04454736
- Collaborators
- Universität Mozartuem Salzburg
- University of Salzburg
- Paracelsus Medical University
- University of Vienna
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Katarzyna Grebosz-Haring, Dr. University Mozarteum Salzburg, University of Salzburg Principal Investigator: Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein, Prof. Dr. Salzburger Landeskliniken Betriebsges.m.b.H.
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