Suicide, AttemptedMAPPSNCT04085848
Music Against Psychological Pain in Suicide
A study testing music therapy in people with Suicide, Attempted and Suicidal Ideation, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion at 1 site in Reunion.
Trial summary
This study compares the efficacy of music therapy associated with standard care versus the standard care alone on the psychological pain in suicidal patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
- What is being tested?
- music therapy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 264 participants
- Where
- 1 siteReunion
- Study dates
- 25 Feb 2020to Nov 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient with suicidal ideas, thoughts or surviving suicide attempt
- Patient whose emergency somatic management lasted less than 48h
- Patient who, according to the physician, is still in suicidal mood
- Patient admitted in the psychiatric hospitalization unit of the Public Mental Health Establishment
- Patient with voluntary admission and agrees to stay in hospital from 48h to 60h
- Patient able to write and read in french
- Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
- Patient who gives his Informed consent before any procedure related to the study
Who cannot join
- Patient with attempt suicide requiring a somatic care (intensive, surgery, gastric lavage...)
- Patient with medical history of audiogenic and/or musicogenic epilepsy
- Patient with major impairment of hearing function
- Patient unable to support the headhset earphone
- Patient with contra indication to BZD, hypnotics (Zopiclone) or requiring more sedative and/or psychotic drugs
- Patient under guardianship or under judicial protection
- Patient hospitalized at the request of a third party or ex officio
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Reunion1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale de La Réunion
Saint-Paul, 97460
Erick GOKALSING
Erick GOKALSING, MD
About this study
Official title: A Controlled, Randomized Study Evaluating the Effecacy of Receptive Music Therapy on Psychological Pain in Suicidal Patients
This study compares the efficacy of music therapy associated with standard care versus the standard care alone on the psychological pain in suicidal patients.
Read the detailed description
Music therapy consists of using the Music Care tool. Each patient randomized in the music therapy arm should perform 4 music therapy sessions of 30 minutes on 48h.
Before and after each music therapy sessions, the psychological pain will be measured by the analogical visual scale.
Standard care consists of a medical and paramedical interview lasting 20-30 minutes. At the end of the interview, a drug treatment (BZD anxiolytic and/or hypnotic) is prescribed and the patient is hospitalized. During hospitalization, patient is regularly interviewed in order to evaluate his psychological status.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
- Being tested
- music therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
music therapyOther
4 music therapy sessions during a period of time of 48 hours. Each session lasts 30 minutes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Groupe intervention | Experimental | Usual care and music therapy Receives: Other: music therapy |
| Groupe contrôle | No intervention | Usual care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from inclusion psychological pain at 48 hours after inclusion
Pain analogical visual scale (scale ranges : from 0 to 10) min = 0 = no psychological pain and max = 10 = maximum psychological pain
Measured: 48 hours after inclusion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Sep 2019
- Study start25 Feb 2020
- Primary completionNov 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionNov 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Suicide, AttemptedStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider
- Enrolment
- 264 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Erick GOKALSING, Principal investigator, EPSMR
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085848
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2017/CHU/19
- Acronym
- MAPPS
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 3 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Controlled, Randomized Study Evaluating the Effecacy of Receptive Music Therapy on Psychological Pain in Suicidal Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085848
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MAPPS / 2017/CHU/19
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 264 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la RéunionUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 25 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Nov 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study compares the efficacy of music therapy associated with standard care versus the standard care alone on the psychological pain in suicidal patients.
Detailed description
Music therapy consists of using the Music Care tool. Each patient randomized in the music therapy arm should perform 4 music therapy sessions of 30 minutes on 48h.
Before and after each music therapy sessions, the psychological pain will be measured by the analogical visual scale.
Standard care consists of a medical and paramedical interview lasting 20-30 minutes. At the end of the interview, a drug treatment (BZD anxiolytic and/or hypnotic) is prescribed and the patient is hospitalized. During hospitalization, patient is regularly interviewed in order to evaluate his psychological status.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (care provider)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Groupe intervention | Experimental | Other: music therapyUsual care and music therapy |
| Groupe contrôle | No intervention | –Usual care |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Patient with suicidal ideas, thoughts or surviving suicide attempt
- Patient whose emergency somatic management lasted less than 48h
- Patient who, according to the physician, is still in suicidal mood
- Patient admitted in the psychiatric hospitalization unit of the Public Mental Health Establishment
- Patient with voluntary admission and agrees to stay in hospital from 48h to 60h
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Patient with attempt suicide requiring a somatic care (intensive, surgery, gastric lavage...)
- Patient with medical history of audiogenic and/or musicogenic epilepsy
- Patient with major impairment of hearing function
- Patient unable to support the headhset earphone
- Patient with contra indication to BZD, hypnotics (Zopiclone) or requiring more sedative and/or psychotic drugs
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| music therapy4 music therapy sessions during a period of time of 48 hours. Each session lasts 30 minutes. | Other | Groupe intervention |
Primary outcome
Change from inclusion psychological pain at 48 hours after inclusion
Time frame: 48 hours after inclusion
Pain analogical visual scale (scale ranges : from 0 to 10) min = 0 = no psychological pain and max = 10 = maximum psychological pain
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Erick GOKALSING principal investigator
EPSMR
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing music therapy in people with Suicide, Attempted and Suicidal Ideation, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion at 1 site in Reunion.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Reunion. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Emilie TECHER (+2 62 262 90 62 89, emilie.techer@chu-reunion.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from inclusion psychological pain at 48 hours after inclusion (time frame: 48 hours after inclusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Sep 2026.