Submissions from 2025
The effect of music on fistula needle insertion-related pain intensity and pain distress: A single-centre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial, Sultan Baykan and Nazan Kılıç Akça
Mixed methods feasibility study of Music Attuned Technology Care via eHealth (MATCH) for people with complex behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia within an acute psychogeriatric ward, Ajay Castelino, Suzanne Dawson, Peixuan Li, Zara Thompson, Jeanette Tamplin, Bec Watt, Jessica Archbold, Karen Elaine Lamb, Sabine Braat, Tanara Vieira Sousa, and Felicity Anne Baker
The effects of hypnosis and music intervention on comfort and anxiety during weaning from mechanical ventilation: A pilot study, Marianne Devroey, Diego Orbegozo Cortes, Nicolas Gaspard, Jennifer Foucart, Jean-Charles Preiser, and Fabio Silvio Taccone
Music Therapy Intervention to Reduce Symptom Burden in Hospice Patients: A Descriptive Study, Madison H. Estell, Kevin J. Whitford, Angela M. Ulrich, Brianna E. Larsen, Christina Wood, Maureen L. Bigelow, Travis J. Dockter, Kimberly L. Schoonover, Amy J. Stelpflug, Jacob J. Strand, Monica P. Walton, and Maria I. Lapid
Integrating music and nature: a scoping review of research on interventions involving both music- and nature-based strategies for mental health and wellbeing, Michelle D. Hand, Emily S. Ihara, Morgan Moore, and Madison Shaw
Comparing two caregiver-delivered music listening interventions for community-dwelling people with dementia: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial, Lena M. Hofbauer and Pd Francisca S. Rodriguez
Exploring combined vibration and music interventions for acute stress reduction: insights from two experimental studies, Tomonori Motokawa and Tomomi Kato
Finding the beat: A partnership to address the relationship between a music program and health among youth who have experienced trauma, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Dana C. Beck, Mike Ball, and Michelle Pardee
The effect of music on pain, anxiety and satisfaction during nonstress testing, Handan Özcan, Suna Oral, Şehma Kuruay, and Banu Müşerref Yilmaz
Music therapy during weaning from mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: Study protocol for a randomised control trial, Sheila Pereiro Martínez, Bolette Daniels Beck, Esperanza Torres Serna, Raquel Cobos Campos, Julene Argaluza Escudero, and Esther Corral Lozano
Music listening for wellbeing and coping during times of crisis, Emily Phillpotts, Nikolaos Fourlemadis, and Karin Petrini
The short-term impact of music interventions on stress: Results of a multinational cluster-randomized trial using salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase assessments in care home residents with dementia, Naomi L. Rasing, Sarah I. M. Janus, Annemieke C. Vink, Ulrike A. S. Frischen, Johanna Neuser, Jo Dugstad Wake, Nadine Skoluda, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Monika Geretsegger, Elias Langeland, Gunter Kreutz, Christian Gold, Urs M. Nater, and Sytse U. Zuidema
Effect of music intervention on anxiety in critically ill patients, a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Muhammad Saqib, Asia Batool, Qurat Ul Ain Iftikhar, Makhzan Ali Akbar, Faiza Hayat Qadri, Kanz Ul Eman Maryam, Syeda Alishba Zahra Naqvi, Asiya Najam Ul Haq, and Fareeha Hasan
Music-based interventions and maternal mental health in the postpartum period: A mixed-studies systematic review, Shefaly Shorey, John Chee Meng Wong, Darius Lim, Crystal Min Siu Chua, Jia Ying Teng, and Lina Hsiu Kim Lim
Music therapy Embedded in the Life Of Dementia Inpatient Care (MELODIC) to help manage distress: A mixed methods study protocol for co-designing a complex intervention, Naomi Thompson, Helen Odell-Miller, Chris Pointon, Benjamin R. Underwood, Emma Wolverson, and Ming-Hung Hsu
A Systematic Review of Music Therapy for Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults, Jay M. Uomoto, Courtney Boyd, Reshmi Nair, Nancy Skopp, John D. Hogue, Rebecca Vaudreuil, Lisa M. Shank, Dawn M. Bellanti, Kiriana Cowansage, Tiffany Milligan, Daniel Kotzab, and Marija S. Kelber
Sounds of comfort: the impact of music therapy on labor pain and anxiety in primigravida women during vaginal delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Rayyan Vaid, Areeba Fareed, Solay Farhat, Zeinab Hammoud, Muhammad Iqbal Asif, Sidhant Ochani, and Mohammed Hammad Jaber
The role of technology in music therapy, occupational therapy, and co-treatment of an injured United States service member, Rebecca Vaudreuil, Michelle Nordstrom, Thomas DeGraba, and Paul Pasquina
Effectiveness of a harmonica-integrated, tele-supervised home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program on lung function and comprehensive health outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial protocol, Qiuxuan Zeng, Xiaohong Lin, Wenli Chen, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Junxin Li, and Jiaying Li
Participatory online music creation as a crisis response: A qualitative case study, Yingjie Zheng and Hui Zhang
Effects of Music Therapy on Patients with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Qi Zhuang, Li Chen, and You Yang
Effect of music therapy on relieving the pain and distress of children undergoing venipuncture: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Qi Zhuang, Yushuang Yin, Zheng Liu, Lijuan Zhang, and Hui Li
Submissions from 2024
Sound and Alzheimer's Disease-From Harmful Noise to Beneficial Soundscape Augmentation and Music Therapy, Goran Belojević
Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as stress markers to evaluate an individualized music intervention for people with dementia: feasibility and pilot analyses, Mareike Christina Hillebrand, Cornelia Sindermann, Christian Montag, Alexandra Wuttke, Rebecca Heinzelmann, Heidrun Haas, and Gabriele Wilz
Effects of One-to-one Music Therapy in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Anthony M. A. Mangiacotti, Ming Hung Hsu, Clare Barone, Martine Van Puyvelde, Alessandro Zandonà, Gianfranco Gabai, Michele Biasutti, and Fabia Franco
Efficacy and Acceptability of Music Therapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Yi-Ming Ma, Meng-Di Yuan, and Bao-Liang Zhong
A meta-review of systematic reviews on the effectiveness of music therapy on depression, stress, anxiety and cognitive function in adult's with dementia or cognitive impairment, Dauda Salihu, Muhammad Chutiyami, Umar Muhammad Bello, Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Kabiru Kasamu Dawa, Annie Hepworth, Khadijat Kofoworola Adeleye, and Mowanes Majed Alruwaili
Preventing fear return in humans: Music-based intervention during reactivation-extinction paradigm, Ankita Verma, Sharmili Mitra, Abdulrahman Khamaj, Vivek Kant, and Manish Kumar Asthana
Submissions from 2023
Music-based Intervention Impacts for People With Eating Disorders: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review, Ee Xuen Chang, Joanne Brooker, Richard Hiscock, and Clare O'Callaghan
Effects of Music Therapy on Pain Relief During Fundus Screening in Infants: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Renyi Chen, Shijie Duan, Yin Wang, Fengqin He, Li Ren, and Wentao Peng
Effects of Receptive Music Therapy Combined With Virtual Reality on Prevalent Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Study Protocol, Agustina Iturri, María Adela Bertella, Marcelo Nicolás Dóvidas, Javier Spector, and Alberto Alonso Babarro
Exploring Influencing Factors of Anxiety Improvement Following Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy in Young Adults with Cancer, Robert Knoerl, Emanuele Mazzola, Heather Woods, Elizabeth Buchbinder, Lindsay Frazier, Ann LaCasce, Marlise R. Luskin, Carolyn S. Phillips, Katherine Thornton, Donna L. Berry, and Jennifer Ligibel
Impact of Music Therapy and Hand Massage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on Pain, Fear and Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial, Dilek Küçük Alemdar, Azime Bulut, and Gamze Yilmaz
Analysis of the Value of Folk Music Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Regulation of Mental Health, Hui Ning
Statistical analysis plan for HOMESIDE: A randomised controlled trial for home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia, Vanessa Pac Soo, Felicity A. Baker, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Helen Odell-Miller, Karette Stensæth, Thomas Wosch, Anna A. Bukowska, Jeanette Tamplin, Nicola Lautenschlager, Sabine Braat, and Karen E. Lamb
Music Therapy as a Protection Strategy Against Toxic Stress for Palestinian Refugee Children in Lebanon: A Pilot Research Study, Deborah Parker, Liliane Younes, Mohamad Orabi, Simon Procter, and Milena Paulini
Investigating the Impact of Music Therapy on Two In-patient Psychiatric Wards for People Living With Dementia: Retrospective Observational Study, Naomi Thompson, Kimberley Iyemere, Benjamin R. Underwood, and Helen Odell-Miller
Music and Subjective Well-being in Older Chinese Adults: Perceived Stress Moderates the Mediating Effects of Emotional Adaptability, Jie Wang and Kyung Hyun Suh
A randomized control trial establishing the effectiveness of using interactive television-based art, music, and poetry therapies for treating the post-traumatic stress disorder of children exposed to traumatic events, Lei Zhang, Ran Wan, Timothy Onosahwo Iyendo, Oberiri Destiny Apuke, and Elif Asude Tunca
Submissions from 2022
A Home-based Dyadic Music-with-movement Intervention for People With Dementia and Caregivers: A Hybrid Type 2 Cluster-randomized Effectiveness-implementation Design, D. S. K. Cheung, L. Y. W. Ho, L. C. K. Chan, R. K. H. Kwok, and C. K. Y. Lai
Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dementia, Depression, Insomnia and Schizophrenia: Update of Systematic Reviews, L. Gassner, M. Geretsegger, and J. Mayer-Ferbas
Mindsong - Music Therapy for Dementia: Music Therapy During the Covid-19 Pandemic, M. Grady and R. Melhuish
The Effect of Combined Cognitive-behavioral Psychoeducation and Music Intervention on Stress, Self-efficacy, and Relapse Rates in Patients With Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Kübra Kayaoğlu and Özlem Şahin Altun
In-home Online Music-based Intervention for Stress, Coping, and Depression Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study, H. Kim, G. Engström, T. Theorell, H. Hallinder, and A. Emami
Investigating the Feasibility of Multisensory Environments to Improve the Assisted Bathing Experience for Veterans With Dementia: A Clinical Trial, L. Lorusso, S. Bosch, N. K. Park, R. Shorr, M. Conroy, S. Ahrentzen, and M. Freytes
Trauma-focused Group Music and Imagery with Women Suffering from PTSD/Complex PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Study, Gabriella Rudstam, Ulf O. E. Elofsson, Hans Peter Söndergaard, Lars Ole Bonde, and Bolette Daniels Beck
Impact of Music in Males and Females for Relief from Neurodegenerative Disorder Stress, N. Salankar, A. Mishra, D. Koundal, V. T. Hoang, K. Tran-Trung, A. Zaguia, and A. Belay
Analysis of Between-diagnoses Differences in Music-based Affect Regulatory Strategies in Adults With Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions: Implications for Transdiagnostic Application, Michael J. Silverman and Sonia Bourdaghs
Submissions from 2021
Music Compared With Auditory Books: A Randomized Controlled Study Among Long-term Care Residents With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia, T. C. Harrison, S. A. Blozis, B. Schmidt, A. Johnson, R. Moreno, S. Mead, and M. Gayle
Trauma-informed Care in Music Therapy: Principles, Guidelines, and a Clinical Case Illustration, Annie Heiderscheit and Kathleen M. Murphy
Feasibility of a Music System Intervention to Affect Mental Stress and Strain of Employees in Inpatient Dementia Care, E. Ibenthal, M. Kehmann, and C. Backhaus
Effects of Maternal Singing During Kangaroo Care on Maternal Anxiety, Wellbeing, and Mother-infant Relationship After Preterm Birth: A Mixed Methods Study, Kaisamari Kostilainen, Kaija Mikkola, Jaakko Erkkilä, and Minna Huotilainen
Does Bedtime Music Listening Improve Subjective Sleep Quality and Next-morning Well-being in Young Adults? a Randomized Cross-over Trial, Nadyanna M. Majeed, Verity Y. Q. Lua, Jun Sen Chong, Zoey Lew, and Andree Hartanto
Neuroticism, Musical Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health, Dave Miranda
Psychobiological Mechanisms Underlying the Health-beneficial Effects of Music in People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Literature, M. C. Sittler, F. Worschech, G. Wilz, A. Fellgiebel, and A. Wuttke-Linnemann
Mindfulness and Online Music for Channeling Stress in Primary School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain, Gemma Ruiz Varela and Fidel Rodríguez Legendre
A Music Therapy Respite Program for Caregivers of Individuals With Memory Loss, Becky Wellman
Biomarkers of Stress in Music Interventions: A Systematic Review, M. M. Wong, T. Tahir, M. M. Wong, A. Baron, and R. Finnerty
The Effects of a Music and Singing Intervention During Pregnancy on Maternal Well-being and Mother-infant Bonding: A Randomised, Controlled Study, V. Wulff, P. Hepp, O. T. Wolf, P. Balan, C. Hagenbeck, T. Fehm, and N. K. Schaal
Submissions from 2020
Using Culture-specific Music Therapy to Manage the Therapy Deficit of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Mental Health Conditions in Syrian Refugee Host Environments, Hasan Abdulbaki and Jonathan Berger
Comparison of the Analgesic Effect of Oral Sucrose And/or Music in Preterm Neonates: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial, Z. A. Barandouzi, M. Keshavarz, A. Montazeri, H. Ashayeri, and Z. Rajaei
A Brief Music App to Address Pain in the Emergency Department: Prospective Study, P. R. Chai, E. Schwartz, M. A. Hasdianda, D. R. Azizoddin, A. Kikut, G. D. Jambaulikar, R. R. Edwards, E. W. Boyer, and K. L. Schreiber
Feasibility of Patient-created Orff Chant as a Music-based Intervention in Supportive Cancer Care, Cynthia M. Colwell and Jennifer Fiore
Towards Sustainable Implementation of Music in Daily Care of People With Dementia and Their Spouses, Ayelet Dassa, Michal Rosenbach, and Avi Gilboa
Impact of Music on Oncology Hospital Staff’s Well-being, Céline Delerue and Sandra Rabusseau
Impact of Individualised Music Listening Intervention on Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials, M. A. Gaviola, K. J. Inder, S. Dilworth, E. G. Holliday, and I. Higgins
Receptive Music Therapy to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing in Italian Clinical Staff Involved in Covid-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study, Filippo Giordano, Elide Scarlata, Mariagrazia Baroni, Eleonora Gentile, Filomena Puntillo, Nicola Brienza, and Loreto Gesualdo
The Effects of Music Therapy in Patients Undergoing Septorhinoplasty Surgery Under General Anesthesia, E. Gökçek and A. Kaydu
Music Therapy to Regulate Arousal and Attention in Patients With Substance Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Feasibility Study, Laurien Hakvoort, Sirik de Jong, Maartje van de Ree, Tim Kok, Clare Macfarlane, and Hein de Haan
Collaborative Songwriting Intervention for Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Ronald Hirschberg, Louisa G. Sylvia, Edward C. Wright, Carina T. Gupta, Megan D. McCarthy, Laura K. Harward, Elizabeth M. Goetter, Heidi Boland, Kaloyan Tanev, and Thomas J. Spencer
No Effect of a Musical Intervention on Stress Response to Venepuncture in a Neonatal Population, C. Howard, A. S. Powell, E. Pavlidis, A. Pavel, D. Finn, A. Allen, L. Olavarria-Ramirez, G. Clarke, V. Livingstone, G. B. Boylan, and E. M. Dempsey
Bedtime Music for Sleep Problems in Older Adults With Dementia: A Feasibility Study, Kira Vibe Jespersen, Jens Madsen, and Peter Vuust
Patient Reflections on Individual Music Therapy for a Major Depressive Disorder or Acute Phase Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder, Natalie Paul, Carol Lotter, and Staden Werdie van
Exploring Self-concept, Wellbeing and Distress in Therapeutic Songwriting Participants Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Case Series Analysis, Chantal Roddy, Nikki Rickard, Jeanette Tamplin, Young-Eun C. Lee, and Felicity Anne Baker
Therapeutic Songwriting to Address Distress Tolerance for Adults on an Acute Care Mental Health Unit: A Pilot Study, Michael J. Silverman
Music Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Addictions in Covid-19 Pandemic, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang
Associations Between Health Behaviors and Factors on Markers of Healthy Psychological and Physiological Functioning: A Daily Diary Study, Jana Strahler, Urs M. Nater, and Nadine Skoluda
Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Their Parents: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial Protocol, Dana Yakobson, Shmuel Arnon, Christian Gold, Cochavit Elefant, Ita Litmanovitz, and Beck Bolette Daniels
Submissions from 2019
Music Therapy for Hospitalized Pregnant Women - The Way to Go Forward, Shmuel Arnon
Music Intervention for Pain and Anxiety Management of the Primiparous Women During Labour: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, C. H. Chuang, P. C. Chen, C. S. Lee, C. H. Chen, Y. K. Tu, and S. C. Wu
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Playlists as a Novel Personalised Music Intervention in Public Healthcare Settings in New South Wales, Australia, T. Dimopoulos-Bick, K. E. Clowes, K. Conciatore, M. Haertsch, R. Verma, and J. F. Levesque
Blue Notes: Using Songwriting to Improve Student Mental Health and Wellbeing a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial, Kate A. Gee, Vanessa Hawes, and Nicholas Alexander Cox
Music Therapy With Military Populations: A Scoping Review, L. F. Gooding and D. G. Langston
Improvements in Adolescent Mental Health and Positive Affect Using Creative Arts Therapy After a School Shooting: A Pilot Study, Emily Hylton, Angela Malley, and Gail Ironson
Results from a Person-centered Music Intervention for Individuals Living With Dementia, E. S. Ihara, C. J. Tompkins, M. Inoue, and S. Sonneman
In-home Use of Personalized Music for Persons With Dementia, D. Kulibert, A. Ebert, S. Preman, and S. H. McFadden
Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Combined With Music Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality in Patients With Osteosarcoma, H. Liu, X. Gao, and Y. Hou
Effects of Personalized Music on Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia in the Community, L. Quinn-Lee and D. Mowry
Effects of Aromatherapy Combined With Music Therapy on Anxiety, Stress, and Fundamental Nursing Skills in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial, H. K. Son, W. Y. So, and M. Kim
Effects of Live Music Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Self-reported Stress and Anxiety Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Pia Teckenberg-Jansson, Siiri Turunen, Tarja Pölkki, Minna-Johanna Lauri-Haikala, Jari Lipsanen, Andreas Henelius, Ansa Aitokallio-Tallberg, Satu Pakarinen, Marianne Leinikka, and Minna Huotilainen
Children Listening to Music or Watching Cartoons During ER Procedures: A RCT, M. J. E. van der Heijden, H. Mevius, N. van der Heijde, J. van Rosmalen, S. van As, and M. van Dijk
Bridging the Clinic to Community: Music Performance as Social Transformation for Military Service Members, Rebecca Vaudreuil, Hannah Bronson, and Joke Bradt
Wellbeing in Brass Bands: The Benefits and Challenges of Group Music Making, Victoria J. Williamson and Michael Bonshor
Music Therapy as a Complementary Form of Therapy for Mental Disorders, A. Witusik and T. Pietras
Submissions from 2018
The Impact of Music Therapy on Pain and Stress Reduction During Oocyte Retrieval - a Randomized Controlled Trial, C. W. Cheung, A. W. Yee, P. S. Chan, S. H. Saravelos, J. P. Chung, L. P. Cheung, G. W. Kong, and T. C. Li
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Tuning Relationships With Music: Intervention for Parents With a Trauma History and Their Adolescent, V. M. Colegrove, S. S. Havighurst, C. E. Kehoe, and S. L. Jacobsen
A Pilot Study Exploring the Use of an Online Pre-composed Receptive Music Experience for Students Coping With Stress and Anxiety, Jennifer Fiore
Relaxation Effects of Musially Guided Resonance Breathing: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study, Dominik Fuchs, Thomas K. Hillecke, and Marco Warth
Hip-hop and Spoken Word Therapy in Urban School Counseling, Ian P. Levy
Intentional Music Use to Reduce Psychological Distress in Adolescents Accessing Primary Mental Health Care, Katrina Skewes McFerran, Cherry Hense, Asami Koike, and Debra Rickwood