Effects of Clinical Music Improvisation on Resiliency in Adults Undergoing Infusion Therapy
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Interventions
- Other: Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music TherapyOther: Clinical Vocal Improvisation
- Registration Number
- NCT02261558
- Lead Sponsor
- Beth Israel Medical Center
- Brief Summary
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).
- Detailed 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).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 176
- 18 and older
- diagnosed with breast cancer, lung cancer, or gastro-intestinal cancer
- Under 18
- past cancer(s)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music Therapy Clinical Improvisation Instrumental Music Therapy Clinical Music Therapy session, 20 minutes. Focus on instrumental improvisation Clinical Vocal Improvisation Clinical Vocal Improvisation Clinical Music Therapy session, 20 minutes. Focus on vocal improvisation
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resiliency Scale At 6 months Research indicates that the majority of patients undergoing chemotherapy have extreme anxiety, particularly in the first round. . The music therapy implemented in the 2 treatment arms will be live and evaluated to meet the patients' culture, past medical history, past trauma upon assessment of psychological stressors. Resilience as measured through quantitative scale Wagnild, \& Young (1993) that views daily activities and coping strategies that are often compromised with diseases that require frequent treatments.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Music Psychotherapy Data Tool At 6 months An informative questioner regarding the participant's musical preferences- favorite genres, artists or songs, and music history ( if applicable)- exposure to music through family members, and/or history of participation in a musical activity (such as social or private classes)
Body Pain Scale - Color Analysis Scale (CAS) At 6 months An evaluative rating for pain, which offers the expression of pain through the patient's visual depiction, using crayon illustration on a sketch of a body figure . The participants are provided with a framed body figure, matched to their gender, including front and back of the body, in order for the participants to depict their pain experience with color.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) At 6 months The HADS provides entry and final treatment endurance in coping strategies related to anxiety and depression during disease treatment trajectories.
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) At 6 months The VAS is a single-item scale.A unidimensional measure of pain and stress intensity. A continuous scale comprised of a horizontal line, 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length, includes 5 levels of stress/pain (0,2,4,6,8,10), anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme (no stress to worst possible stress).Tthe patient indicates the degree of stress he/she experiences by choosing one of the 5 levels on the scale. Respondents are asked to report "current" pain/stress intensity or "in the last 24 hours."
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Beth Israel Medical Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States