Effect of African Drumming in Mood Disorders

NCT ID: NCT02675712

Last Updated: 2016-02-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

13 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2015-08-31

Brief Summary

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This pilot study evaluated whether participating in an African drumming activity for 45 minutes immediately improved mental well-being among 13 adults diagnosed with acute mood disorders who were attending a private mental health clinic. The drumming intervention was completed by occupational therapists.

Detailed Description

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This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of an occupational therapy-led African drumming group on mental well-being among adult psychiatric inpatients with mood disorders. A secondary purpose was to test a protocol for the delivery of African drumming interventions to adults with acute mood disorders.

A quasi-experimental uncontrolled one-group pre-test-post-test design was used to collect data during six drumming groups at an acute mental health clinic. Thirteen adults completed assessments of different aspects of mental well-being, including mood and enjoyment, before and after the intervention. Because this was a pilot study, participants were not assigned to any comparison groups. In addition, in-patients at the clinic received the intervention whether they participated in the study or not.

Improvement in mental well-being across different domains of mental well-being was expected, including feelings of anger, tension, confusion, depression, fatigue and vigour. The researchers also expected the intervention to be more effective in participants with previous drumming experience, and in those with lower levels of anxiety and depression.

Conditions

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Depressive Disorder Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Adults with acute mood disorders

Adults aged over 18 diagnosed with an acute episode of a mood disorder using DSM-V criteria

African drumming

Intervention Type OTHER

Rhythmic beating or tapping of a variety of percussion instruments, which often occurs within a group setting

Interventions

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African drumming

Rhythmic beating or tapping of a variety of percussion instruments, which often occurs within a group setting

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Drumming

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Attending mental health clinic
* Diagnosed mood disorder
* Voluntarily attending drumming group

Exclusion Criteria

* Psychosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Stellenbosch

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Nicola Plastow

Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nicola A Plastow, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Stellenbosch

Other Identifiers

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S15/02/022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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