Fighting Addictions, Improving Lives: COmprehensive Drug Rehabilitation With Music
Fighting Addictions, Improving Lives Through COmprehensive Drug Rehabilitation With Music (FALCO): International Randomised Controlled Trial
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
600 participants
Jul 1, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- 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 Criteria6
- 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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Interventions
Active music group is a music therapy intervention where participants actively make/play music in groups. The sessions will be conducted by an appropriately qualified music therapist.
Music listening group is a music therapy intervention where participants partake in music listening in groups. The sessions will be conducted by an appropriately qualified music therapist.
Treatment as usual as provided locally, which may include pharmacological and/or non-pharmacological interventions (e.g. mindfulness-based intervention, structured physical activity).
Locations(11)
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NCT07028983