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ArticleBrain sciences2022

The Impact of Music on Stress Biomarkers: Protocol of a Substudy of the Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly Care (MIDDEL).

Naomi L Rasing, Sarah I M Janus, Gunter Kreutz, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Christian Gold, Urs M Nater, Sytse U Zuidema

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Article in Brain sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03496675 (Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03496675 nacompletednot on this map

Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care: International Cluster-randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNORCE Norwegian Research Centre ASRan2018 to 2023Enrolled1,021ConditionsDementia, DepressionArmsGroup Music Therapy, Recreational Choir Singing, Standard care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Music-based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Naomi L RasingDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9761-3705
Sarah I M JanusDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.
Gunter KreutzDepartment of Music, Speech and Music Lab, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
Vigdis SveinsdottirNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Nygårdsgaten 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway.
Christian GoldNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Nygårdsgaten 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway.
Urs M NaterDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
Sytse U ZuidemaDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Vienna · ATCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg · DENORCE Research AS · NO

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 01ED201Medical Research Council MR/T046740/1Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development 733051108Research Council of Norway 311628
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, a large cluster-randomized controlled trial was designed-Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly care (MIDDEL)-to assess the effectiveness of music interventions on depression in care home residents with dementia (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03496675). To understand the pathophysiological mechanisms, we observed the effect of repeated music interventions on stress in this population since chronic stress was associated with depression and an increased risk for dementia. An exploratory study was designed to assess: (1) changes in hair cortisol concentrations as an indicator of longer-term stress; (2) whether baseline stress is a predictor of therapy outcome; (3) pre- and post-treatment effects on salivary α-amylase and cortisol response as an indicator of immediate stress in 180-200 care home residents with dementia and depressive symptoms who partake in the MIDDEL trial. Insights into mediatory effects of stress to explain the effect of music interventions will be gained. Hair cortisol concentrations were assessed at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months along with the Perceived Stress Scale. Salivary α-amylase and cortisol concentrations were assessed at 1, 3, and 6 months. Saliva was collected just before a session and 15 and 60 min after a session, along with a stress Visual Analogue Scale.

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alpha-amylasebiomarkerscortisoldementiadepressionelderly carehairmusic-based therapies and interventionsmusic therapysaliva

Identifiers

PMID35448016
PMCPMC9026401
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