Clinical trial NCT07002957: Spiritual Music Therapy for Individuals on Probation
Official title: Spiritual Music Therapy for Individuals on Probation: A Mixed-Method Randomised Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Music Therapy
Spirituality
Prisoners
Keywords: Music Therapy
Spirituality
Probation
Lead sponsor: Amasya University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-04
Enrollment: 91
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Mixed methods randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of spiritual music therapy application on the state and trait anxiety, self-esteem and depression levels of individuals on probation and to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritual music therapy application.

The basic questions of the study are as follows; What did the spiritual music therapy application make you feel? Did it have an effect on state and trait anxiety, self-esteem and depression? The intervention group received 6 weeks of spiritual music therapy by the researcher. Data were collected before and after the intervention. The effect of the intervention was evaluated with open-ended questions. The control group was not treated.

Detailed description: In this mixed-method randomized controlled study, individuals on probation who were tried for the same crime were randomly assigned to the intervention (spiritual music therapy) group and the control group in a 1:1 ratio. The study was approved by the Amasya University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (decision numbered 2024/84) and the Amasya Probation Office (decision numbered 2024/926). The study was prepared in accordance with the CONSORT 2010 guide. The study sample consisted of 140 participants who were subject to probation in accordance with Article 191 of the Turkish Penal Code (Purchasing, accepting or possessing drugs or stimulants for use or using drugs or stimulants) at the Amasya Probation Office between April 2024 and March 2025. In the study, which included individuals over the age of 18, participants whose probation period ended (file closed), who went to prison or who changed their address were excluded from the study. The study was completed with 46 participants in the intervention group and 45 participants in the control group. In the study, six 90-minute sessions of spiritual music therapy were applied to the intervention group once a week. The groups consisted of 14 participants and the study was completed in five groups. No intervention was made to the control group, the group only came for control purposes. The spiritual music therapy application was carried out by the researcher. The applications were carried out in a circular seating plan in an education hall with a fountain in the middle. During the sessions, water sounds, kanun, bendir and musical notes were used. In the first session, information was given about music, music therapy and its history, and information was given about the Turkish Music makam structure and makam differences and the traces these makams leave on the person's body and soul. In addition, the technique of receiving and giving sound was taught. In the next five sessions, Rast, Uşşak, Segâh, Hüseyni and Hicaz makams were listened to with the sound of kanun and water, respectively. Information was provided about the musical and therapeutic status of the modes, 3 pieces related to the relevant mode were taught, performed and information was provided about the spiritual messages, composer and lyricist of the piece. At the same time, rhythm studies were performed with the bendir to accompany the relevant mode. At the end of each session, the mode of the day was listened to with the sound of kanun and water. The primary outcome measurements of the study were made weekly and evaluated at the end of each session. The secondary outcome measurements were completed at the end of each six-week application. The application area, the researcher who carried out the application, the application methods, the researcher who carried out the data collection process and the groups of the participants did not change for any reason and the same protocol was applied until the end of the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Implementation of probation pursuant to Article 191 of the Turkish Penal Code (Purchasing, accepting or possessing narcotic or stimulant substances for use or using narcotic or stimulant substances)

Exclusion Criteria:

* those whose probation period has ended (whose file has been closed)
* those who have entered prison
* those who have changed their address

Primary outcomes:
measure: End-of-session qualitative assessment
timeFrame: During the intervention
measure: State and Trait Anxiety Inventory- Pre test
timeFrame: At the time of enrollment
measure: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale -Pre test
timeFrame: At the time of enrollment
measure: Beck Depression Inventory -Pre test
timeFrame: At the time of enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Qualitative evaluation after intervention
timeFrame: At the end of the 6-week treatment
measure: State-Trait Anxiety Scale-Post test
timeFrame: At the end of the 6-week treatment
measure: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale -Post test
timeFrame: At the end of the 6-week treatment
measure: Beck Depression Inventory -Post test
timeFrame: At the end of the 6-week treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Amasya
country: Turkey
facility: Amasya University
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