Music Therapy or Book Discussion in Improving Quality of Life in Young Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Malignant Neoplasm
In brief
This randomized phase III trial is studying how well music therapy works compared to listening and discussing books on tape in improving quality of life in young patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Music therapy or book discussion may improve quality of life in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. It is not yet known whether music therapy is more effective than book discussion in improving quality of life in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00305851
- Run by
- Children's Oncology Group
- People needed
- 118
- Starts
- 2006-04-15
- Expected to finish
- 2021-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-07-15
Who can join
Age: 11 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of an oncology condition requiring allogeneic or autologous transplantation
- Receiving or planning to receive a myeloablative treatment regimen and 1 of the following:
- Marrow transplantation
- Peripheral stem cell transplantation
- Cord blood stem cell transplantation
- Patients with cancers that do not usually occur in childhood/adolescent or young adult populations (e.g., breast or prostate cancer) are not eligible
- Able to read and speak English
- English does not need to be the primary language
- Able to participate in the sessions as evaluated for alertness and engagement by the music therapist
- No cognitive impairments that would make it difficult to participate in the intervention or complete questionnaires
- Not married and not a parent
- Concurrent therapy for pain control or relief of other symptoms allowed
Where it is running
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Children's Oncology Group — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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