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CompletedNCT02314195Updated Dec 11, 2014

Music Therapy in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

An interventional study of Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety and Depression, sponsored by Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht. Completed at 1 site in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-11.

Sponsored by Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Previous studies have highlighted the potential therapeutic benefits of receptive individual music therapy as an adjunct to standard care, in a variety of psychiatric ailments including mood and anxiety disorders. However, the role of music in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder have not been investigated to date. The present study therefore aimed to investigate the efficacy of music therapy as an adjunct to standard treatment, on obsessions in patients with treatment-naïve OCD. Moreover, given the fact that a significant proportion of patients with OCD have other comorbid mood or anxiety disorders, the question of whether therapeutic benefits of music could be expanded to also affect concurrent depressive and anxiety symptoms was explored.

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Conditions studied

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Keywords

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Music Therapy/methods
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Anxiety Disorders/therapy
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In context

Depression

8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 84 across 6,720 interventional studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • were at least 18 years or older;
  • had axis I diagnosis of OCD according to the criteria delineated by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders - fourth edition diagnosed by an experienced psychiatrist
  • had not received treatment previously for the disorder
  • agreed to partake in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • refused to partake in the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Standard treatment + music therapy

    Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor plus cognitive behavioral therapy. Music therapy encompassing 12 half-hour sessions of therapist-supervised receptive music therapy scheduled over four weeks

    Drug: Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor · Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Other: Music therapy

  • Active comparator
    Standard treatment only

    Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor plus cognitive behavioral therapy.

    Drug: Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor · Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Interventions

  • DrugSelective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor

    A medication of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) family, Behavioral. The type and dosage of the medication was decided by the treating psychiatrist.

    Also known as: Pharmacotherapy

  • BehavioralCognitive Behavioral Therapy

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder carried out by a psychologist.

    Also known as: Psychotherapy

  • OtherMusic therapy

    12 sessions of 30-minute individual-based receptive music therapy, supervised by the treating psychiatrist.

    Also known as: Receptive music therapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Obsession (Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory)

    Post-intervention scores on Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory

    Time frame: 1 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Obsession subtype (Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory sub-types)

    Post-intervention scores on Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory sub-types

    Time frame: 1 month

  2. Anxiety symptoms (Beck Anxiety Inventory)

    Post-intervention scores on Beck Anxiety Inventory

    Time frame: 1 month

  3. Depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory - Short Form)

    Post-intervention scores on Beck Depression Inventory - Short Form

    Time frame: 1 month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shariati Hospital
    Esfahan, 56465201, Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 11, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02314195
Lead sponsor
Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht
Responsible party
Shahrzad Shirani (Shahrzad Shirani Bidabadi, M.S.c, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 11, 2014
Start date
Apr 2014
Primary completion
Jun 2014
Completion
Aug 2014
Last update
Dec 11, 2014

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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