Insomnia is a common sleep disorder for patients with depression. This has a major impact on the quality of life for the individual. The aim is to investigate, whether music intervention is effective in 1. improving sleep quality, 2. reducing symptoms of depression and 3. improving quality of life Participants use a sound pillow and selected music in the The Music Star app at home as a sleep aid in 4 weeks.
Depression is a common health problem in Denmark with a prevalence for depression of 17-18%. Depression has serious personal and social consequence. Sleep disorders are common in patients with depression. Resolving sleep disturbances in depression may prevent worsening of symptoms and relapse. Music listening is widely used as a sleep aid. A study from the Cochrane library shows consensus that music may be helpful to improve sleep quality in insomnia. It remains unclear if music listening is helpful to patients with depression as it is to a broader population. A randomized controlled trial address the use of music as a supplementary treatment to improve sleep in depression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
112
Music intervention
Unit for Depression, Psychiatry
Aalborg, Denmark
Sleep Quality - subjective
Questionnaire PSQI-DK on self reported sleep measuring subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep disturbances, daytime dysfunctions and use of antidepressant agents
Time frame: Change of sleep quality from baseline at 4 weeks
Sleep Quality - subjective
Questionnaire PSQI-DK on self reported sleep measuring subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep disturbances, daytime dysfunctions and use of antidepressant agents.
Time frame: Change of sleep quality from baseline at 8 weeks
Sleep Quality - objective
Accelerometer Axivity Ax3 data logger carried as a hand wrist bracelet at night. A sleep analysis function by a generic algorithm provide data on sleep estimates.
Time frame: Change of sleep quality from baseline at 4 weeks
Sleep Quality - objective
Accelerometer Axivity Ax3 data logger carried as a hand wrist bracelet at night. A sleep analysis function by a generic algorithm provide data on sleep estimates.
Time frame: Change of sleep quality from baseline at 8 weeks
Symptoms of depression
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17). The scale consist of 17 items. Total score range is 0-52. Higher numbers represent more severe symptoms.
Time frame: Change of depression level from baseline at 4 weeks
Symptoms of depression
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17). The scale consist of 17 items. Total score range is 0-52. Higher numbers represent more severe symptoms.
Time frame: Change of depression level from baseline at 8 weeks
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Quality of life measuring subjective well-being
The World Health Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
Time frame: Change of quality of life from baseline at 4 weeks
Quality of life measuring subjective well-being
The World Health Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
Time frame: Change of quality of life from baseline at 8 weeks
Quality of life measuring subjective psychological health, physical health, social relationships and environment.
The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref)
Time frame: Change of quality of life from baseline at 4 weeks
Quality of life measuring subjective psychological health, physical health, social relationships and environment.
The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref)
Time frame: Change of quality of life from baseline at 8 weeks