Clinical trial · Interventional
Mindfulness-Music Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Exploring the Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Music Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Cancer Treatment
NCT03709225CI-TRIAL-00062036MAYAcompletedN/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 study is evaluating how well a music therapy program works to improve anxiety and stress in adolescents and young adults receiving cancer treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 | — |
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music-based meditation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Music-based meditation
- description
- The music therapy intervention consists of four in-person sessions (45 minutes) over twelve weeks. Content includes: * Introduction to music therapy and mindfulness * Music-based meditation * Using personal music to shift energy, mood, and support relaxation * Mindfulness through active music making * Discuss bringing mindfulness to daily activities
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Music-based meditation
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Number of adolescent and young adults recruited to participate in the music therapy program
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks
- description
- Feasibility of participant recruitment to the music intervention
- measure
- Frequency of music therapy sessions attended by participants
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 39 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 15 - 39 years of age * Have a diagnosis of any cancer * Have begun treatment for cancer and plan to receive active cancer treatment (e.g., radiation, chemotherapy, or oral chemotherapy) over the next eight weeks * Signed informed consent/assent * Willingness to participate in all study activities * Speak/read English Exclusion Criteria: * Prognosis \< 3 months, * Self-report inability to physically interact with musical instruments (e.g., hold instruments) * Documentation of significant hearing impairment (e.g., deaf).
References
Publications (4)
- DERIVEDKnoerl R, Mazzola E, Woods H, Buchbinder E, Frazier L, LaCasce A, Luskin MR, Phillips CS, Thornton K, Berry DL, Ligibel J. Exploring Influencing Factors of Anxiety Improvement Following Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy in Young Adults with Cancer. J Music Ther. 2023 Jun 3;60(2):131-148. doi: 10.1093/jmt/thac017. PMID 36787235
- DERIVEDPhillips CS, Bockhoff J, Berry DL, Buchbinder E, Frazier AL, LaCasce A, Ligibel J, Luskin MR, Woods H, Knoerl R. Exploring Young Adults' Perspectives of Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Intervention Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 Aug;12(4):569-576. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2022.0090. Epub 2023 Feb 8. PMID 36752714
- DERIVEDKnoerl R, Mazzola E, Woods H, Buchbinder E, Frazier L, LaCasce A, Li BT, Luskin MR, Phillips CS, Thornton K, Berry DL, Ligibel JA. Exploring the Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Music Therapy Intervention to Improve Anxiety and Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Apr;63(4):e357-e363. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.11.013. Epub 2021 Dec 8. PMID 34896280
- DERIVEDKnoerl R, Phillips CS, Berfield J, Woods H, Acosta M, Tanasijevic A, Ligibel J. Lessons learned from the delivery of virtual integrative oncology interventions in clinical practice and research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Aug;29(8):4191-4194. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06174-0. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID 33772364