MIT study version 1.0

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Does melodic intervention ameliorate source monitoring in voice hearers: A multiple baseline study

• IRAS ID

  212086

• Contact name

  Richard Bentall

• Contact email

  richard.bentall@liverpool.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Liverpool

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  N/A, N/A

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 3 months, 28 days

• Research summary

  This is a feasibility study of a novel intervention for people experiencing significant distress from hearing voices/auditory hallucinations. The study is designed to explore whether Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT; a specific type of singing intervention) can either 1) improve psychological well-being; and/or 2) improve source monitoring (ability to distinguish own speech from others); and/or 3) increase use of creative means to cope with distress from auditory hallucinations.

  This will be explored through a multiple baseline case series delivering the intervention, using different specific measures at set time-points to assess psychological well-being, distress and source-monitoring.

• REC name

  North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/NW/0115

• Date of REC Opinion

  22 Feb 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion