The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) in the Treatment of Depression
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Official title
Effectiveness of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) in the Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) as a treatment approach for depression. Specifically, this study will examine the treatment outcomes of a series of individual GIM sessions for persons with mild or moderate depression. It is guided by the following three research questions: In individuals with depression, does a series of GIM sessions 1) reduce severity of depression, 2) reduce severity of anxiety, and 3) improve mental well-being in comparison to a control group? The hypothesis is that a series of individual GIM sessions will be associated with improvement in depression, anxiety, and mental well-being that is greater than the waitlist control group. GIM is a music-centered integrative therapy approach. In it, therapist-selected programs of music from the Western classical tradition are used to evoke and develop a client's spontaneously generated imagery in a highly focused non-ordinary state of consciousness. In dialogue with the therapist, the client explores this imagery in a metaphoric, transformative process. After providing informed consent and verifying that they meet all eligibility requirements, 30 participants are randomly assigned to either a treatment condition or waitlist control condition. Participants in the treatment group are provided with a series of 10 individual GIM sessions occurring once every two weeks. Individuals in the waitlist condition are provided with a series of four Group GIM sessions after the initial waitlist period. All participants complete data collection packets at pre-test, midpoint, posttest, 6-week follow-up, and 12-week follow-up. The individual and group GIM sessions are conducted by board-certified music therapists (MT-BC) who have completed training in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music and have the credential Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery (FAMI). The researchers will implement a Quality Assurance protocol to monitor fidelity to treatment. GIM is a therapeutic approach accessible on a limited basis worldwide, and trained practitioners are granted credentials by the Association for Music and Imagery (AMI) and Music and Imagery Association of Australia (MIAA). Databases of practitioners are available through these organizations.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03917979
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 30 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 19, 2019
- Primary completion
- Jun 19, 2020
- Completion
- Aug 19, 2020
- Last update posted
- Aug 21, 2019
2019 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Imagery and Music Research | Westfield | Massachusetts | 01085 | Recruiting |
| Guided Imagery and Music Research | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 55110 | Recruiting |
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