--- title: Resource-oriented Music Therapy for Psychiatric Patients With Low Therapy Motivation nct_id: NCT00137189 overall_status: COMPLETED phase: NA sponsor: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS study_type: INTERVENTIONAL primary_condition: Mental Disorders countries: Australia, Austria, Norway canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT00137189.md" clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00137189" ct_last_update_post_date: 2017-05-15 last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:50:29.585Z" source: ClinicalTrials.gov (mirrored, no enrichment) --- # Resource-oriented Music Therapy for Psychiatric Patients With Low Therapy Motivation **Official Title:** Resource-oriented Music Therapy for Psychiatric Patients With Low Therapy Motivation: A Randomised Controlled Trial **NCT ID:** [NCT00137189](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00137189) ## Key Facts - **Status:** COMPLETED - **Phase:** NA - **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL - **Target Enrollment:** 144 - **Lead Sponsor:** NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS - **Collaborators:** The Research Council of Norway, Helse Vest, Helse Forde, Nordfjord Psychiatric Centre, Helse Stavanger HF, Jæren District Psychiatric Centre, The Wagner-Jauregg Provincial Neuropsychiatric Clinic, University of Melbourne - **Conditions:** Mental Disorders, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features - **Start Date:** 2005-04 - **Completion Date:** 2010-10 - **CT.gov Last Update:** 2017-05-15 ## Brief Summary The aim of this study is to examine whether resource-oriented music therapy helps psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation to improve negative symptoms and other health-related outcomes. ## Detailed Description Background: Previous research has shown positive effects of music therapy for people with schizophrenia and other mental disorders. In clinical practice, music therapy is often offered to psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation, but little research exists about this population. The aim of this study is to examine whether resource-oriented music therapy helps psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation to improve negative symptoms and other health-related outcomes. An additional aim of the study is to examine the mechanisms of change through music therapy. Method: 144 adults with a non-organic mental disorder (ICD-10: F1 to F6) who have low therapy motivation and a willingness to work with music will be randomly assigned to an experimental or a control condition. All participants will receive standard care, and the experimental group will in addition be offered biweekly sessions of music therapy over a period of three months. Outcomes will be measured by a blind assessor before and 1, 3, and 9 months after randomisation. Discussion: The findings to be expected from this study will fill an important gap in the knowledge of treatment effects for a patient group that does not easily benefit from treatment. The study's close link to clinical practice, as well as its size and comprehensiveness, will make its results well generalisable to clinical practice. ## Eligibility - **Minimum age:** 18 Years - **Sex:** ALL - **Healthy Volunteers:** No ``` Inclusion Criteria: * Non-organic mental disorder * Low therapy motivation * Willingness to work with music Exclusion Criteria: * Severe mental retardation * Life-threatening somatic illness ``` ## Arms - **Music therapy** (EXPERIMENTAL) — See published study protocol - **Standard care** (OTHER) — See published study protocol ## Interventions - **Resource-oriented music therapy** (PROCEDURE) - **Standard care** (PROCEDURE) ## Primary Outcomes - **negative symptoms (Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms [SANS])** _(time frame: 1)_ - **negative symptoms (Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms [SANS])** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **negative symptoms (Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms [SANS])** _(time frame: 9 months)_ ## Secondary Outcomes - **general symptoms** _(time frame: 1)_ - **general symptoms** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **general symptoms** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **general functioning** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **general functioning** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **general functioning** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **clinical global impressions** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **clinical global impressions** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **clinical global impressions** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **interest in music** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **interest in music** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **interest in music** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **motivation for change** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **motivation for change** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **motivation for change** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **self-efficacy** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **self-efficacy** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **self-efficacy** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **self-esteem** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **self-esteem** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **self-esteem** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **vitality** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **vitality** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **vitality** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **affect regulation** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **affect regulation** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **affect regulation** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **relational competence** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **relational competence** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **relational competence** _(time frame: 9 months)_ - **actual social relationships** _(time frame: 1 months)_ - **actual social relationships** _(time frame: 3 months)_ - **actual social relationships** _(time frame: 9 months)_ ## Locations (5) - Sunshine Hospital/University of Melbourne, Faculty of Music, Melbourne, Australia - Wagner Jauregg Hospital, Linz, Austria - Jæren District Psychiatric Centre, Bryne, Rogaland, Norway - Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway - Nordfjord Psychiatry Centre, Nordfjordeid, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway ## Recent Field Changes (last 30 days) - `status.overallStatus` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.primaryCompletionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.completionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.lastUpdatePostDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.phases` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.enrollmentCount` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.criteria` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.minAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.sex` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.primary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.secondary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.arms` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.interventions` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.lead` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.collaborators` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `results.hasResults` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.sunshine hospital/university of melbourne, faculty of music|melbourne||australia` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.wagner jauregg hospital|linz||austria` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.jæren district psychiatric centre|bryne|rogaland|norway` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.stavanger university hospital|stavanger|rogaland|norway` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.nordfjord psychiatry centre|nordfjordeid|sogn og fjordane|norway` — added _(2026-05-12)_ --- *Canonical: https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT00137189.md* *Source data (authoritative): https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00137189* *This page is a raw mirror with no AI summary, no editorial enrichment, and no Parkinson's-specific filtering.*