Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Musicotherapy in the Reduction of Fatigue in Women With Breast or Gynecological Cancer Under Radiotherapy.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 164
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Assess the influence of musicotherapy in the reduction of fatigue
Study Overview
Brief Summary
OBJETIVE: To study the influence of musicotherapy in reduction of fatigue related to cancer in patients with breast's or gynecology's cancer, during the radiotherapy treatment.
Detailed Description
METHODS: This is a randomized controled study (Control Group - CG e musicotherapy Group - MTG) wich values fatigue, life's quality, anxiety, depression by using evaluative instruments Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Fatigue (FACT-F), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in three different moments (during first week of radiotherapy, in the intermediate phase's week and during the last week of radiotherapy) for patients of both groups. Women allocated in MTG, in addition to the scales described above, answered the musicotherapy Questionary (MQ), and the Subjective Impression of the Subject's Questionary in last meeting. Musicotherapy sessions were individual and lasted an average of 40 minutes. Music therapeutic techniques used were Musical Audition (MA) and Therapeutic Musical Audition (TMA).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with breast and gynecological cancer with indication for radiotherapy
- •Performance status 0,1
Exclusion Criteria
- •Hemoglobin < 10mg/dl
- •Patients in psychotherapy during the study
- •Use of antidepressants
- •Patients presenting more than one cancer type
Arms & Interventions
Music therapy
Music therapy arm: Intervention with 10 sections of music therapy will be performed, twice a week, during 45 days.
Intervention: Music therapy (Behavioral)
Control
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Assess the influence of musicotherapy in the reduction of fatigue
Time Frame: 45 days
To study the influence of musicotherapy in reduction of fatigue related to cancer in patients with breast or gynecological cancer, during the radiotherapy treatment.
Secondary Outcomes
- Assess the reduction of depression(45 days)
- Asses the reduction of anxiety(45 days)
- Assess the quality of life(45 days)
Investigators
Ruffo Freitas-Junior
Professor
Universidade Federal de Goias