Music Therapy Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Diverse Field

Music therapy is a diverse field and music therapy research increasingly reflects that diversity. Many methods and approaches are used to examine the various facets of music therapy practice and theory. This chapter provides an overview of music therapy research, and provides basic information about how research is conducted in this field. Research methods in music therapy research are similar to those used in other healthcare disciplines. A range of methods are reviewed and presented including; experimental research and Randomized Controlled Trials, Participatory Action Research, Grounded Theory, and Phenomenological methods.

MUSIC THERAPY FOR STROKE PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Sanita Šuriņa ◽  
Jana Duhovska ◽  
Kristīne Mārtinsone
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Auditory Stimulation ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation ◽  
Arm Function

There are numerous trials, showing positive results for using the music therapy for stroke patient rehabilitation. Therefore, summarizing the data from these trials is an actual topic. The objective, of this research, was to summarize the data from trials about the use of music therapy methods and techniques, especially the rhythmic auditory stimulation, for improving of the motor functions for stroke patients, by creating a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, with meta-analysis. The trials where searched in MEDLINE, Cochrane Trial Register and EBSO databases. The trial quality was evaluated by the PEDro scale. 20 randomized controlled trials were included in the systematic review. The meta-analysis for 5 gait outcomes, including gait speed, steps per minute, step length, gait symmetry, Time up and go test, and 7 arm function outcomes, including Fugl-Meyer test, ARAT test, Box and blocks test, Wolf motor function test, Nine hole peg test, shoulder flexion, elbow extension, was conducted. According to the results of the meta-analysis, gait exercises, combined with rhythmic auditory stimulation, provide statistically significant improvement, compared with gait exercises alone. Concerning the use of rhythmic auditory stimulation and other music therapy interventions for arm function rehabilitation, a statistically significant improvement was not detected.  

scholarly journals Self-management open online trials in health [SMOOTH] an analysis of existing online trials [Protocol]

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Price ◽  
Amanda Burls ◽  
Lenny Vasanthan ◽  
Mike Clarke ◽  
Su May Liew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Research Questions

BACKGROUND: The use of public engagement and self-management in online clinical trials is growing with benefits, boundaries and minimal methodological guidance. This analysis explores whether running self-recruited online trials can provide trustworthy and useful answers to research questions. AIM: To systematically explore existing self-recruited online randomized controlled trials of self-management interventions and analyze the trials to assess their strengths and weaknesses, the quality of trials reporting and to report how participants were involved in the research process. METHODS: The Online Randomized Controlled Trials of Health Information Database (ORCHID) will be used as a sampling framework to identify a subset of self-management self-recruited interventions. The trials will be used to explore the qualities of self-recruited online randomized controlled trials and to evaluate how useful they are for obtaining trustworthy answers to questions about health self-management and citizen research involvement. This research employs participatory action research where researchers and participants work as collaborators. SUMMARY: This analysis can provide an overall view of effective methods for online trials and to provide insights into integration for online trials development as early as the protocol planning stage.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of music therapy: a summary of systematic reviews based on randomized controlled trials of music interventions

2014 ◽  
pp. 727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroharu Kamioka ◽  
Yoshiteru Mutoh ◽  
Kiichiro Tsutani ◽  
Minoru Yamada ◽  
Hyuntae Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Recruiting Participants for Randomized Controlled Trials of Music Therapy: A Practical Illustration

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Porter ◽  
T. McConnell ◽  
F. Lynn ◽  
K. McLaughlin ◽  
C. Cardwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Child Advocacy Centers in the United States and Music Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ann Blank
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
The United States ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Randomized Controlled

In the United States, children who suffer trauma or abuse receive services through Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs). Over 800 CACs provided treatment and services to nearly 325,000 children in 2016 (National Children’s Alliance, 2016b).  CACs coordinate the work of multidisciplinary teams (MDT) including law enforcement, mental health, medical, and social service personnel to help children and families heal. CACs are autonomous groups made up of affiliations with many local agencies. This article provides a description of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) standards for implementing treatment, including the state of music therapy implementation in CACs. The literature has shown that music therapy can be helpful to address needs of children and families who have experienced trauma, suggesting that this may offer a helpful treatment modality in CACs. However, music therapy is rarely available in CACs. This may be, in part, a result of the lack of randomized controlled trials, a key determining factor for inclusion in the annotated bibliography that accompanies the NCA Standards (National Children’s Alliance, 2013). Music therapy practice has addressed the clinical needs of children and teens who have been abused. This work is often presented in clinical reflections, not randomized controlled trials. Music therapy is currently not included in the treatment modalities utilized by CACs because of a perceived lack of evidence base. This article attempts to synthesize the information available to provide CACs with the current state of research in music therapy with children who have been abused. This article also provides music therapists with a depth of information about the structure and function of CACs, including a synthesis of the NCA Standards of Practice. The article presents a description for the implementation of music therapy services in a CAC in New Jersey and includes recommendations for music therapists who wish to seek out opportunities for clinical practice at CACs

Randomized Controlled Trials in Music Therapy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheri L. Robb ◽  
Debra S. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Treatment As Usual ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Comparative Treatment ◽  
Therapy Interventions

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are experiments that compare two or more groups of participants, and participants are assigned to groups based on chance. Groups include an experimental intervention group that is being compared to a treatment as usual, a low dose or attention control condition, and/or a comparative treatment group. The purpose of randomization is to equalize groups on both known and unknown characteristics that may influence the outcome and the effectiveness of the intervention. This chapter describes how music therapists have used RCTs to demonstrate the effectiveness of music therapy interventions and services. Key strategies for implementing RCT designs are presented, and studies in music therapy that have used this design are reviewed.

scholarly journals Self-management open online trials in health [SMOOTH] an analysis of existing online trials [Protocol]

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Price ◽  
Amanda Burls ◽  
Lenny Vasanthan ◽  
Mike Clarke ◽  
Su May Liew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Research Questions

BACKGROUND: The use of public engagement and self-management in online clinical trials is growing with benefits, boundaries and minimal methodological guidance. This analysis explores whether running self-recruited online trials can provide trustworthy and useful answers to research questions. AIM: To systematically explore existing self-recruited online randomized controlled trials of self-management interventions and analyze the trials to assess their strengths and weaknesses, the quality of trials reporting and to report how participants were involved in the research process. METHODS: The Online Randomized Controlled Trials of Health Information Database (ORCHID) will be used as a sampling framework to identify a subset of self-management self-recruited interventions. The trials will be used to explore the qualities of self-recruited online randomized controlled trials and to evaluate how useful they are for obtaining trustworthy answers to questions about health self-management and citizen research involvement. This research employs participatory action research where researchers and participants work as collaborators. SUMMARY: This analysis can provide an overall view of effective methods for online trials and to provide insights into integration for online trials development as early as the protocol planning stage.

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