Music therapy brings comfort to brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT06343662
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a music therapy program for adults with acquired brain injury, aiming to improve their comfort and well-being. Researchers worked with 27 hospitalized patients to see if group music sessions could help them feel better. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with acquired brain damage who has been admitted to the hospital for at least one week. The patient has experienced a sudden brain injury resulting in physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioural or sensory deficits that have reduced their previous functional capacity and quality of life. The patient is clinically stable enough to undergo rehabilitation and had a good functional situation prior to the episode (Barthel Index \> 60). * Be over 18 years of age. * The participant or their relatives have signed the informed consent form. * They have completed the group music therapy intervention session, as well as the pre-test and post-test evaluations. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to obtain informed consent * The Barthel Index score is below 60, indicating functional dependency.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Dr. Moliner
Serra, Valencia, Spain
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