NCT07087899

The Effect of Music on Symptom Management and Quality of Life in Patients withRheumatoid Arthritis

Romatoid Artritli Hastalarda Müziğin Semptom Yönetimi ve Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: Irem Yildiz Cilengiroglu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled study was designed to determine the effects of music on symptom management and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study was conducted between October 2023 and August 2024 with 88 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (41 experimental, 47 control) at the Rheumatology clinic and outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Edirne. Within the scope of this study, the Turkish validity and reliability of the Patient Symptom Thermometer scale were tested. Data were collected using the "Patient Information Form" including sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics, the "EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale," the "Patient Symptom Thermometer," and the "DAS-28 Disease Activity Score."

Detailed description

Background and Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that significantly reduces quality of life due to both physical and psychosocial symptoms. Complementary methods such as music therapy are thought to be effective in alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This randomized controlled study was designed to determine the effects of music on symptom management and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Material and Methods: The study was conducted between October 2023 and August 2024 with 88 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (41 experimental, 47 control) at the Rheumatology clinic and outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Edirne. Within the scope of this study, the Turkish validity and reliability of the Patient Symptom Thermometer scale were tested. Data were collected using the "Patient Information Form" including sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics, the "EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale," the "Patient Symptom Thermometer," and the "DAS-28 Disease Activity Score." During the first interview, the relevant scales and questionnaire were applied to patients in both the experimental and control groups. Patients in the experimental group were provided with music players and headphones to listen to music twice a day-once during the day and once at night-for one month. On the 15th and 30th days of the study, the EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale and the Patient Symptom Thermometer were administered to the experimental group. The same scales were also applied to the control group, who did not listen to music, on the 15th and 30th days. Financial Support: The present study was supported by the Research Fund of Trakya University. Project No: 2023/73

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Music
• Symptoms Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	music	listening music

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-23
• Primary completion: 2023-12-23
• Completion: 2024-08-25
• First posted: 2025-07-28
• Last updated: 2025-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)