Clinical trial · Interventional
Music in Reducing Distress in Participants with Cancer During Chemotherapy Treatment
Using Music As a Tool for Distress Reduction During Cancer Treatment
NCT03683420CI-TRIAL-00084430completedN/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)
This trial studies how well music works in reducing distress in participants with cancer during chemotherapy treatment. Music in participants receiving cancer treatment such as infusion treatment and caregiver may reduce pain, anxiety, and distress and improve participant's psychological and physiological wellbeing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (music)
- description
- The intervention is a behavioral intervention, which consists of giving patients and caregivers iPods to listen to music for up to 60 minutes while the patient is receiving a chemo infusion. The study consists of a presurvey, active listening period, and a post-survey.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Music Therapy
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Group II (control)
- description
- The intervention is a behavioral intervention, which consists of giving patients and caregivers iPods to listen to music for up to 60 minutes while the patient is receiving a chemo infusion. Participants and caregivers in the control condition complete a presurvey and post survey but do not listen to music during infusion session .
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Changes in pain assessed by Visual Analogue Scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to speak, read, write and understand English * Have sufficient hearing capacity to hear music Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cognitive or perceptual disturbances will be excluded
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDHarper FWK, Moore TF, Heath AS, Kim S, Heath EI. What About the Caregivers? Music Medicine as a Tool for Improving Psychological Well-Being Among Caregivers During Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026 Mar;22(3):434-444. doi: 10.1200/OP-24-00818. Epub 2025 Jun 24. PMID 40554733
- DERIVEDHarper FWK, Heath AS, Moore TF, Kim S, Heath EI. Using Music as a Tool for Distress Reduction During Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Dec;19(12):1133-1142. doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00814. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID 37433094