What do systematic reviews say?

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 100 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 411 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 258 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Low

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 254 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 408 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 269 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

Music therapy plus standard care showed no clear difference in retention in treatment compared with standard care alone (moderate certainty).

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.93, 1.05]
  6 studies · 199 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 110 participants
  Moderate

Music intervention plus standard care vs active intervention plus standard care

• Music therapy for people with substance use disorders 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 232 participants
  Low

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 219 participants
  Moderate
• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 142 participants
  Moderate

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) showed no clear difference in any adverse events Up to 3 months compared with TAU (low certainty).

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.45 [0.02, 11.46]
  1 study · 79 participants
  Low

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 67 participants
  Low

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 67 participants
  Low

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) showed no clear difference in leaving the study early Up to 3 months compared with TAU (moderate certainty).

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.49 [0.14, 1.7]
  5 studies · 293 participants
  Moderate

Music therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) vs TAU

• Music therapy for depression 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 195 participants
  Low