Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression Part 2
Purpose
This study is again looking at the use of music and music therapy experiences in navigating depression. The researchers will provide 11 sessions of music therapy and half will be followed by recitals at the Third Street School Music Settlement where the kids enrolled in our study will observe and interact with the performers and discuss and reflect on anxiety and performance and how sharing personal creativity affects them intra and interpersonally.
Condition
- Depression
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 7 Years and 15 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Must indicate depression -or symptoms thereof by parent in writing
Exclusion Criteria
- none
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- Ransom assignment to intervention or control across 6 month period-11 sessions
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
- Masking Description
- Randomly assigned to treatment or control
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
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Experimental Music |
Will receive assessment of music and 11 music therapy sessions as well as pretesting and f/u testing |
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|
Sham Comparator Control |
Will receive assessment of music pre-testing and follow up post testing |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Detailed Description
The researchers will provide hourly weekly music therapy sessions and then go to the Third Street Music School and work with their kids and our kids providing insights and feedback. The researchers will test their depression (CDI) and Resilience (Connor Davidson)
