An interventional study of ALAS PROPIAS - Individual Music Therapy BMGIM in Burnout Syndrome and Psychological Well-being, sponsored by Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.
Sponsored by Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study evaluates the impact of a 10-session individual music therapy intervention using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) on the well-being and psychological health of professionals working in services supporting women experiencing intimate partner machista violence.
The study uses a controlled, non-randomized quasi-experimental design, with an experimental group and a wait-list control group. Changes in burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, anxiety, positive and negative affect, emotional regulation, and professional well-being are assessed.
Professionals working in services supporting women experiencing intimate partner machista violence may experience psychological consequences associated with continued exposure to others' traumatic experiences, including burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and secondary traumatic stress.
This study examines the impact of an individual music therapy intervention based on the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM), consisting of 10 individual sessions. Using a controlled, non-randomized quasi-experimental design, outcomes in the experimental group are compared with those in a wait-list control group.
Changes in vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, anxiety, positive and negative affect, emotional regulation, and professional well-being are assessed. The study aims to contribute scientific evidence on the potential of BMGIM music therapy to support the well-being and psychological health of professionals working in contexts of intimate partner machista violence.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Participants receive 10 individual music therapy sessions using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM).
Behavioral: ALAS PROPIAS - Individual Music Therapy BMGIM
Participants complete the same assessments as the experimental group during the initial study period but do not receive the intervention during this phase. The intervention may be offered after the initial data collection, in accordance with the study protocol.
The ALAS PROPIAS intervention consists of 10 individual music therapy sessions using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM), aimed at professionals working in services supporting women experiencing machista violence in intimate partner relationship. The intervention focuses on exploring imagery, emotions, and sensations through guided music listening, followed by a process of integration and reflection. The program aims to evaluate changes in burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, anxiety, positive and negative affect, emotional regulation, psychological well-being, and professional well-being among participants.
Change in Burnout
Burnout will be assessed using the Spanish adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (Maslach \& Jackson, 1981; Seisdedos, 1997). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in burnout among participants in the experimental and wait-list control groups.
Time frame: Baseline (T0), Immediate Post-intervention (T1), 3-month Follow-up (T2)
Change in Positive and Negative Affect
Positive and negative affect will be assessed using the Spanish adaptation of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) (Sandín et al., 1999). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in positive and negative affect in the experimental and wait-list control groups.
Time frame: Baseline (T0), Immediate Post-intervention (T1), 3-month Follow-up (T2)
Change in Psychological Well-Being
Psychological well-being will be assessed using the Spanish adaptation of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales (Díaz et al., 2006). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in psychological well-being in the experimental and wait-list control groups.
Time frame: Psychological well-being will be assessed using the Spanish adaptation of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales (Díaz et al., 2006). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in psychological well-being in
Change in Professional Quality of Life
Professional quality of life will be assessed using the Spanish adaptation of the Professional Quality of Life Scale, version 5 (ProQOL-5) (Galiana et al., 2020). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in professional quality of life in the experimental and wait-list control groups.
Time frame: Baseline (T0), Immediate Post-intervention (T1), 3-month Follow-up (T2)
Change in Secondary Traumatic Stress
Secondary traumatic stress will be assessed using the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS) (Guerra \& Saiz, 2007). Scores at the final assessment will be compared with baseline scores to evaluate changes in secondary traumatic stress in the experimental and wait-list control groups.
Time frame: Baseline (T0), Immediate Post-intervention (T1), 3-month Follow-up (T2)
Plan to share: Yes — De-identified individual participant data (IPD) underlying the primary and secondary outcomes will be made available to qualified researchers upon reasonable request submitted to the principal investigator. Data sharing will be subject to ethical review, a formal data-sharing agreement, and strict compliance with European Union GDPR regulations to safeguard minor participants' confidentiality.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form
Time frame: Data will become available after the primary manuscript publishing the final longitudinal findings is accepted
Access criteria: Individual participant data will not be publicly shared to protect minor participants' confidentiality in compliance with GDPR and local data protection regulations. Aggregate data and protocol materials are available upon request
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