Spiritual Music Therapy for Individuals on Probation

NCT ID: NCT07002957

Last Updated: 2025-06-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 91 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of spiritual music therapy application on the state and trait anxiety, self-esteem and depression levels of individuals on probation and to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritual music therapy application.

The basic questions of the study are as follows; What did the spiritual music therapy application make you feel? Did it have an effect on state and trait anxiety, self-esteem and depression? The intervention group received 6 weeks of spiritual music therapy by the researcher. Data were collected before and after the intervention. The effect of the intervention was evaluated with open-ended questions. The control group was not treated.

Detailed Description

In this mixed-method randomized controlled study, individuals on probation who were tried for the same crime were randomly assigned to the intervention (spiritual music therapy) group and the control group in a 1:1 ratio. The study was approved by the Amasya University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (decision numbered 2024/84) and the Amasya Probation Office (decision numbered 2024/926). The study was prepared in accordance with the CONSORT 2010 guide. The study sample consisted of 140 participants who were subject to probation in accordance with Article 191 of the Turkish Penal Code (Purchasing, accepting or possessing drugs or stimulants for use or using drugs or stimulants) at the Amasya Probation Office between April 2024 and March 2025. In the study, which included individuals over the age of 18, participants whose probation period ended (file closed), who went to prison or who changed their address were excluded from the study. The study was completed with 46 participants in the intervention group and 45 participants in the control group. In the study, six 90-minute sessions of spiritual music therapy were applied to the intervention group once a week. The groups consisted of 14 participants and the study was completed in five groups. No intervention was made to the control group, the group only came for control purposes. The spiritual music therapy application was carried out by the researcher. The applications were carried out in a circular seating plan in an education hall with a fountain in the middle. During the sessions, water sounds, kanun, bendir and musical notes were used. In the first session, information was given about music, music therapy and its history, and information was given about the Turkish Music makam structure and makam differences and the traces these makams leave on the person's body and soul. In addition, the technique of receiving and giving sound was taught. In the next five sessions, Rast, Uşşak, Segâh, Hüseyni and Hicaz makams were listened to with the sound of kanun and water, respectively. Information was provided about the musical and therapeutic status of the modes, 3 pieces related to the relevant mode were taught, performed and information was provided about the spiritual messages, composer and lyricist of the piece. At the same time, rhythm studies were performed with the bendir to accompany the relevant mode. At the end of each session, the mode of the day was listened to with the sound of kanun and water. The primary outcome measurements of the study were made weekly and evaluated at the end of each session. The secondary outcome measurements were completed at the end of each six-week application. The application area, the researcher who carried out the application, the application methods, the researcher who carried out the data collection process and the groups of the participants did not change for any reason and the same protocol was applied until the end of the study.

Conditions

Music Therapy; Spirituality; Prisoners

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

In the study, the intervention group received six 90-minute sessions of spiritual music therapy once a week. The groups consisted of 14 participants and the study was completed in five groups.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Spiritual Music Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

In the first session of the spiritual music therapy application, information was given about music, music therapy and its history, and information was given about the Turkish Music makam structure and makam differences and the traces these makams leave on the person's body and soul. In addition, the technique of receiving and giving sound was taught. In the next five sessions, Rast, Uşşak, Segâh, Hüseyni and Hicaz makams were listened to, accompanied by the sound of kanun and water. Information was given about the musical and therapeutic status of the makams, 3 works related to the relevant makam were taught, performed and information was given about the spiritual messages of the piece, its composer and lyricist. At the same time, rhythm studies were done with the bendir to accompany the relevant makam. At the end of each session, the makam of the day was listened to, accompanied by the sound of kanun and water.

Control group

No intervention was made to the control group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Spiritual Music Therapy

In the first session of the spiritual music therapy application, information was given about music, music therapy and its history, and information was given about the Turkish Music makam structure and makam differences and the traces these makams leave on the person's body and soul. In addition, the technique of receiving and giving sound was taught. In the next five sessions, Rast, Uşşak, Segâh, Hüseyni and Hicaz makams were listened to, accompanied by the sound of kanun and water. Information was given about the musical and therapeutic status of the makams, 3 works related to the relevant makam were taught, performed and information was given about the spiritual messages of the piece, its composer and lyricist. At the same time, rhythm studies were done with the bendir to accompany the relevant makam. At the end of each session, the makam of the day was listened to, accompanied by the sound of kanun and water.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Implementation of probation pursuant to Article 191 of the Turkish Penal Code (Purchasing, accepting or possessing narcotic or stimulant substances for use or using narcotic or stimulant substances)

Exclusion Criteria

• those whose probation period has ended (whose file has been closed)
• those who have entered prison
• those who have changed their address

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Amasya University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gonca Ustun

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Amasya University

Amasya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Spiritual Music Therapy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id