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Telehealth Music Therapy for Adults With Endocrine Disorder and Depression
Telehealth Music Therapy for Adults With Endocrine System Based Autoimmune Disease and a Depressive Disorder: An Intervention Development Study
Who can join
Ages 18 to 65 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * self-reported depression * self-reported autoimmune endocrine disease * 18-65 years of age * have a device that supports the Zoom platform (camera and audio) Exclusion Criteria: * intellectual or developmental disability * no auto-immune disease * no depression * lack of access to device * under the age of 18 years * over the age of 65 years
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore if a telehealth music therapy intervention helps with quality of life, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms. It will also explore the participants' relationship to music. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Refine and tailor the music therapy intervention to fit the specific needs of adults living with an autoimmune disease and depression. * Examine the feasibility of the study protocol to support a future full-scale trial * Examine how music therapy impacts quality of life, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms * Explore how music therapy impacts one's relationship to music
Participants will:
* have a short interview to fill out a questionnaire with some basic information, answers about depression, quality of life, and potential anxiety, and a question about how they feel about music at the start and end of the sessions * attend 8 weekly sessions, approximately 30-45 minutes each, with a board certified music therapist over telehealth/Zoom * answer a few questions about the music therapy intervention
What is being tested
- Telehealth Resource Oriented Music Therapy (behavioral)
Sponsor: Appalachian State University · Participants: 10 · Started: Jul 16, 2026
Contact the study team
- Melody Schwantes, PhD, MT-BC · Phone: 828-262-8216
- Vanessa Jewell, PhD, OTR/L · Phone: 919-843-4472
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07413874
Locations in the U.S.
| North Carolina | Appalachian State University, Boone |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.