Clinical trial · Interventional
Music of Choice to Decrease Anxiety During Radiation Treatment
A Randomized Trial of Music to Decrease Anxiety in Women Starting Radiation Therapy for Cancer
NCT03527225CI-TRIAL-00043997completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The primary hypothesis of the study is that listening to music will reduce anxiety in female cancer patients during the first radiotherapy treatment session.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Music
- description
- Patients randomized to the music intervention arm will select a preferred genre of music from an internet based resource.
- interventionNames
- Other: Music
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No Music
- description
- These patient's will have no music playing during the first radiotherapy session.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Mean change of STAI Score from within 2 hours prior to first RT session to 2 hours post first RT session.
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
- Percent change in mean anxiety score as measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire. Assessed by the mean value (pre minus post radiotherapy STAI score) divided by mean pre-treatment score multiplied by 100. A score of 39-40 on each subset suggests clinically significant anxiety.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to receive radiotherapy for malignant tumor * ECOG Performance Status 0-4 * Fluent in English Language * Inclusion in this study will not be based on race or ethnicity * Patients must be deemed able to comply with the treatment plan. * Patients must provide study specific informed consent prior to study entry. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior history of radiation therapy
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