Effects of Clinical Music Improvisation on Resiliency in Adults Undergoing Infusion Therapy

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music Therapy; Other: Clinical Vocal Improvisation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02261558

09-090

GCO 16-0838

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the impact of music therapy on newly diagnosed patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Measurements used at baseline, middle and end of first cycle will be the Resiliency Scale (Wagnild and Young 1993); The HADS scale (hospital anxiety depression scale, Zigmond and Snaith 1983 )and and The CAS scale for pain (Color Analysis Scale).

Full description

The purpose of this research study is to examine clinical music therapy's impact on the resiliency of adults undergoing infusion therapy. This research study is being undertaken to learn about how creative music therapy modalities can affect the infusion therapy process. Infusion therapy often includes side effects which impact quality of life. Symptoms include pain, nausea and anxiety. For newly diagnosed patients anxiety accompanies adjustment to scheduling treatments and side effects. Typically patients receiving infusion therapy have no alternative focus for their mind and or body aside from the Infusion itself. Since the relationship between pain and anxiety is inter-related, altering one modality through a live music intervention may modify the impact of the other modality thus shifting the cycle and overall impact of pain and anxiety providing relief which leads to self soothing control measures. The current research will enroll patients newly diagnosed with either Lung, Breast, or Gastrointestinal Cancer that are treated in the Infusion Suite of SLRHC. 100 patients will be randomly assigned to three groups: clinical instrumental improvisation, clinical vocal improvisation or control. All enrolled participants will complete a survey which indicates their music preference, Resiliency Test , the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Body Pain Scale - Color Analysis Scale (CAS).

Enrollment: 176 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 and older
• diagnosed with breast cancer, lung cancer, or gastro-intestinal cancer

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18
• past cancer(s)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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176 participants in 3 patient groups

Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Clinical Music Therapy session, 20 minutes. Focus on instrumental improvisation

Treatment:

Other: Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music Therapy

Clinical Vocal Improvisation

Experimental group

Description:

Clinical Music Therapy session, 20 minutes. Focus on vocal improvisation

Treatment:

Other: Clinical Vocal Improvisation

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants enrolled in control group will complete the same study design, without having a clinical music improvisation