Musicotherapy in the Reduction of Fatigue in Women With Breast or Gynecological Cancer Under Radiotherapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Uterine Cancer; Ovarian Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Music therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01570218
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Goias

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-02
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-04
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 164

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music therapy	Music therapy	Music therapy arm: Intervention with 10 sections of music therapy will be performed, twice a week, during 45 days.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the influence of musicotherapy in the reduction of fatigue	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the reduction of depression	45 days	To compare the levels of depression of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.
Asses the reduction of anxiety	45 days	To compare the levels of anxiety of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.
Assess the quality of life	45 days	To compare the levels of quality of life of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Goias Anticancer Association; 🇧🇷 Goiania, Goias, Brazil

Hospital Araujo Jorge, Associacao de Combate ao Cancer em Goias; 🇧🇷 Goiania, Goias, Brazil