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Fighting Addictions, Improving Lives: COmprehensive Drug Rehabilitation With Music

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
NCT07028983 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

FALCO is a parallel pragmatic randomized control trial addressing long-term effects of music therapy (MT) on substance use disorder (SUD). 600 participants will be recruited from multiple European countries (see Locations). They will be randomized into one of the following intervention arms: Active Music Group (AMG), Music Listening Group (MLG) or Treatment as Usual (TAU) as offered locally.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * patients seeking or receiving treatment at the recruitment site for an existing substance use disorder based on ICD-10 criteria * ≥18 years old * not currently undergoing detoxification (detoxification has been completed or is not currently planned at the time of recruitment) * any type of substance use including polysubstance and alcohol use Exclusion Criteria: * exclusively nicotine dependence * psychotic episode in the last 3 months * insufficient language skills to participate in treatment without the use of a translator * hearing impairment that considerably impairs hearing of music played at a moderate volume (not relevant if hearing is sufficiently compensated by a hearing aid) * existing diagnosis of dementia * is currently receiving music therapy or has received music therapy (i.e. at planned and reoccurring intervals, not counting single random occurrences) during the past year
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What it tests

  • Active Music Group (AMG)
  • Music Listening Group (MLG)
  • Treatment as Usual (TAU)
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Where

11 sites
Anton Proksch Institut
Vienna, Austria
Herzog College
Jerusalem, Israel
University of Pavia
Pavia, Italy
University of Bergen / NORCE Research AS
Bergen, Norway
Sykehuset Innlandet
Innlandet, Norway
Stavanger Universitetssjukehus
Stavanger, Norway
Palestinian National Rehabilitation Centre
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
WOTU / University of Gdansk
Gdansk, Poland

…and 3 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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