Music Therapy and Humanization in ED Healthcare Professionals

August 7, 2025 updated by: Mark Ettenberger, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

Impact of a Short Music Therapy Program on Intra- and Interpersonal Factors of Humanized Care in a Group of Emergency Nursing Staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá: a Mixed-methods Pilot and Feasibility Study

Background: Healthcare professionals in emergency departments frequently experience stressful situations that could jeopardize their mental health, sense of purpose, and ability to empathize with patients, families, and colleagues.

Research question: What is the impact of a short music therapy program on the intra- and interpersonal factors of humanized care among emergency nursing staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB)? Methodology: This research is a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility study. For the quantitative component, we will apply the HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale) and ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure at the start and at the end of the music therapy program. For the qualitative component, focus group interviews will be conducted and analyzed via thematic analysis.

Discussion: This study seeks to support the nursing staff of the FSFB emergency department through an interactive, creative, and participatory music therapy self-care program focused on one of the most important pillars of the institution: the humanization of care.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

25

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Colombia
      • Bogota, Colombia, 1100121
        • Recruiting
        • University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be a member of the emergency department nursing staff at the FSFB for a minimum of 6 months.
  • Be able to commit to participating in eight music therapy sessions over a four-week period.
  • Have the minimum reading skills to understand the questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

- Staff with untreated mental health disorders.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Music therapy program
Behavioral: Music therapy intervention

The intervention protocol is based on four main themes, which are addressed over the course of eight sessions:

  • Self-care
  • Self-recognition and expression of emotions
  • Empathy
  • Teamwork

Each theme is related to factors from the HUMAS (affection, self-efficacy, emotional understanding, dispositional optimism, and sociability) and/or ProQOL (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue). A variety of techniques related to the four main methods of music therapy will be used in the sessions: receptive, re-creative, composition, and improvisation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
The HUMAS was developed by Pérez-Fuentes et al. and has been validated in Spanish among nursing professionals. It consists of 19 items evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale, with a total score ranging from 0 to 95, with higher scores indicating greater intra- and interpersonal skills that favor the humanization of the service provided. The items are divided into 5 factors: affection; self-efficacy: emotional understanding; disposition to optimism; sociability.
From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
The ProQOL measure is one of the most widely used scales to determine quality of life in health professionals. It consists of 30 items rated retrospectively (over the past month) on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale measures the following factors: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Each factor scores from 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating a greater satisfaction with an individual's work (compassion satisfaction) or higher scores indicating greater experience of fatigue, stress, or emotional exhaustion (compassion fatigue and burnout). The psychometric properties show satisfactory internal consistency and discriminant validity and it has been recently used in nursing teams in emergency units.
From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 12, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 12, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 7, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MTEMERGENCY01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Data will be made available upon request.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication of the results without restriction of time.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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