NCT00931294

Saliva Testosterone Increases in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients Beginning Choir Singing

Saliva Testosterone Increases in Choir Singer Beginners: a Randomised Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of Choir Singing in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stockholm University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The hypothesis was that a one-year experience of choir singing once a week is more beneficial than group discussions to saliva concentration of testosterone.

Detailed description

The project aimed to study the health effects of regular choir singing for persons who are in a psychosomatic condition (Irritable Bowel syndrome - IBS). A group of IBS patients were randomized to choir singing or an information group were followed during one year with biological and psychosocial assessments. The choir group participated in various relaxation, breathing and vocal exercises with the choir leader, and received the material "To live with IBS" for home studies. At the same time a comparison group with IBS patients meet in groups, studying and discussing on the same materials under the direction of a group leader. Both groups meet once per week.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Choir singing	Choir group participated in various relaxation, breathing and vocal exercises with the choir leader, and received the material "To Live with IBS" for home studies, weekly for 1 year. Saliva testosterone assessed 6 times per occasion; baseline, after 6, 9 and 12 months.
BEHAVIORAL	Information Group	Meet in groups, studying and discussing on the same materials under the direction of a group leader, weekly, for 1 year. Saliva testosterone assessed 6 times per occasion; baseline, after 6, 9 and 12 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2007-05-01
• Completion: 2007-05-01
• First posted: 2009-07-02
• Last updated: 2009-07-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden