Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Music on Anxiety and Caregiver Burden in Family Caregivers of Patients With Lung Cancer
The Effect of Music on Anxiety and Caregiver Burden in Family Caregivers of Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 30, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260930-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of a 7-day self-selected music intervention on caregiver burden and anxiety among first-degree family caregivers of patients with lung cancer. Fifty caregivers were randomized to an intervention group (n=25), who listened to selected music for 30 minutes daily for 7 days, or a control group (n=25), who received routine care. Caregiver burden and anxiety were assessed before and after the intervention. The intervention was associated with significant reductions in caregiver burden and trait anxiety, suggesting that self-selected music may be a feasible, low-cost complementary nursing intervention for family caregivers.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
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 | — |
| Caregiver Burden | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Evidence-based Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Nursing | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- music intervention group
- description
- Caregivers in the intervention group were presented with a music list prepared by the researchers in line with the recommendations of the Turkish Music Research and Promotion Group, consisting of pieces in the Rast makam (Turkish classical music modes). Participants were asked to select a piece from the list according to their own preference. Participants were asked to listen to their chosen piece of music through headphones, uninterrupted, for 30 minutes daily at the same time each day, for seven consecutive days. No additional music intervention was applied to participants during the intervention period, and the selected piece was not changed throughout the seven-day application period.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Music intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control group
- description
- No music-listening intervention was applied to caregivers in the control group, and participants continued to receive routine care processes
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * The study included first-degree family members aged between 18 and 65 years who were caring for an individual diagnosed with lung cancer, who had been providing care for at least six months, who had no condition preventing communication or any hearing impairment, and who volunteered to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals younger than 18 or older than 65 years, those whose physical or cognitive health status made participation in the study process unsuitable, those not caring for an individual diagnosed with lung cancer, those with hearing loss or any health problem that could prevent participation in the music-listening intervention, and those who did not volunteer to participate were excluded from the study.
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