F05
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: individualized music therapy (2 sessions of 40–60 minutes each, 2 days apart)
Group 2: Control group (placebo treatment): attention control visits (including supportive pr
Sponsors
TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - patients aged 18 years or older - with a diagnosis of advanced cancer - inpatients receiving specialized palliative care (on the palliative care unit or through the palliative care service) at the TUM University Hospital - with delirium symptoms (as confirmed by a positive CAM-short assessment)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -patients with delirium tremens/alcohol withdrawal delirium - severe hearing impairment that cannot be corrected with a hearing aid - deafness - patients in the immediate process of dying
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delirium severity (as measured by the Delirium-O-Meter score) within 24 hours of the first session | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate variability (measured using an optical heart rate sensor at 30-minute intervals before and immediately after the session) Agitation (assessed using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale) Anxiety and well-being (assessed using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale) delirium distress (NRS item, adapted from Bruera et al. 2009) Proportion of days with delirium symptoms (defined as the proportion of days during the study period with a positive CAM-short score) Use of benzodiazepines or neuroleptics between the first session and study end Acceptance/acceptability of the intervention | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJohanna Anneser
TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Outcome results
None listed