Interactive Group Drumming (IGD) in Hospital Experience of Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant - A Pilot Study

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

Treatments: Behavioral: interactive group drumming sessions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03345433

IRB00046180

CCCWFU 04417 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to determine if it is possible to perform group drumming as an intervention during HCT, to begin to understand how interactive group drumming during HCT treatment affects patients' well-being (good and bad) during the treatment course and in the first four weeks after completion of the drumming sessions.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to determine if it is possible to perform group drumming as an intervention during HCT, to begin to understand how interactive group drumming during HCT treatment affects patients' well-being (good and bad) during the treatment course and in the first four weeks after completion of the drumming sessions.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People who are at least 18 years old and are scheduled for HCT
• Individuals must be able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• People who are too ill to participate, i.e., while they are in contact isolation or have low platelets (less than 20,000/mcl) will not participate until their condition has improved.
• Patients receiving outpatient HCT except patients with multiple myeloma. Patients with multiple myeloma may participate in the study even though they tend to spend nights away from the hospital.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 1 patient group

interactive group drumming sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be involved in four interactive group drumming sessions (10-30 minutes each) and complete surveys and questionnaires about music and quality of life.

Treatment:

Behavioral: interactive group drumming sessions