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This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of a music composition intervention to support resilience in survivors of serious illness hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Clinical Trial Description

This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of a music composition intervention to support resilience in survivors of serious illness hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic introduced widespread trauma for patients facing hospitalization. Therapeutic music interventions have demonstrated positive psychological effects, but none have explored the specific trauma-informed aspects of a composition-mentor program, as well as the specific impact of music composition on resilience-related traits. Researchers implemented an adapted version of the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers program (VYC): trained composer-mentors guide participants through four web-based sessions to elicit and develop participants' unique musical ideas into finished compositions. Participants are then invited to view a string quartet performance of their compositions. The Brief Resilience Scale [BRS] and New General Self-Efficacy Scale [NGSE] are administered pre-intervention, post-intervention, and post-performance. ;


Study Design


NCT number NCT05727514
Study type Interventional
Source Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date April 22, 2021
Completion date February 1, 2023