Anxiety and Distress
Conditions
Brief summary
This study looks at the effects of a protocolized music therapy intervention on state anxiety for patients with cancer undergoing simulation for radiation therapy. Simulation, which is an imaging and diagnostic procedure, has been identified as producing significantly high levels of anxiety in many cancer patients.
Interventions
OTHERmusic therapy
Sponsors
Beth Israel Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer, and newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancer. * 18 or over. * Fluent in English.
Exclusion criteria
* Under 18 years. * Pre-existing anxiety disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in state anxiety | 20 minutes | pt received a protocolized music therapy intervention that included altered state induction, music driven guided visualiztion, and psychoeducation on relaxation techniques to be used during simulation for radiation therapy. Prescribed pre-recorded music program provided to be used during simulation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reduced distress | 20 minutes | pt received a protocolized music therapy intervention that included altered state induction, music driven guided visualiztion, and psychoeducation on relaxation techniques to be used during simulation for radiation therapy. Prescribed pre-recorded music program provided to be used during simulation. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed