MULTIsite Feasibility of MUSIc Therapy to Address Quality Of Life in Sickle Cell Disease

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Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

This is a multi-site, multi-visit feasibility RCT of music therapy (MT) among adolescent and adult patients (aged 14 and older) with sickle cell disease (SCD). Subjects will be randomized into one of three groups, either (1) 6 visits of in- person MT (InMT:); (2) 1 visit of in-person MT and 5 visits of virtual MT (HybMT); or (3) 1 visit of in-person health education and 5 visits of virtual health education (HybHE). Cohorts of 15 participants (10 at site 1 and 5 site 2) will be recruited each quarter for 6 quarters to reach 90 participants. Cohorts will maintain a semi-structured recruitment, consenting, assessment, and intervention schedule. The primary objective of the study is to examine the feasibility of study. This is defined by 6 metrics: (1) completeness of data collection, (2) participant screening, (3) participant recruitment, (4) participant retention, (5) Individual attendance and (6) Home practice. A final determination of "feasibility" for the study will be met if any 4 of the 6 metrics described above are met. This study will also include a secondary objective of conducting qualitative interviews to assess feasibility of implementation.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06853158
Run by: University of California, Irvine
People needed: 90
Starts: 2025-04-02
Expected to finish: 2027-01-31
Last updated by the study team: 2026-01-29

Who can join

Age: 14 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Be aged >=14 years old
Have a diagnosis of SCD present in their electronic health record (EHR);
Meet Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations Innovations Opportunities and Networks-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT) criteria for chronic SCD pain which includes:
3a. A diagnosis of SCD confirmed by laboratory testing (present in EHR per eligibility criteria 2)
3b. Reports of ongoing pain present on most days over the past 6 months either in a single location or in multiple locations (to be obtained at screening)
3c. Displaying at least one of the following signs on clinical exam (to be obtained from providers' clinical notes in the EHR
Palpation of the region of reported pain elicits focal pain or tenderness;
Movement of the region of reported pain elicits focal pain;
Decreased range of motion or weakness in the region of reported pain;
Evidence of skin ulcer in the region of reported pain;
Evidence of hepatobiliary or splenic imaging abnormalities (e.g., splenic infarct, chronic pancreatitis) consistent with the region of reported pain; or
Evidence of imaging abnormalities consistent with bone infarction or avascular necrosis in the region of reported;
3d. There is no other diagnosis that better explains the signs and symptoms (to be obtained from providers following referral and pre-screening)
Be able to speak and understand English;
Have an email address and access to mobile device with a functioning data plan
Reporting that pain interfered with daily activities at least 1-2 days in the past week.

You may not qualify if…

Have a significant visual, hearing, or cognitive impairment
Have previously participated in the MUSIQOLS single-site pilot study at University Hospitals in 2018
Are currently engaging in mind-body therapies under the supervision of a healthcare professional specifically for pain management
Have a planned major medical event in the next 14 weeks such as (but not limited to) childbirth, orthopedic surgery, gene therapy, or stem cell transplant (These criteria do not include blood transfusions, exchange transfusions, or other pharmacologic pain treatment).
Qualitative interviews will be conducted with \~24 participants who received the interventions (with equal numbers across the InMT, HybMT and HybHE groups). Participants will be purposively sampled to include equal distribution across sites in proportion to recruitment.
Stakeholder surveys and qualitative interviews will be conducted among \~20 relevant staff stakeholders (\~10 per site), including healthcare providers \& staff, music therapists and HybHE interventionists.

Where it is running

UH Seidman Cancer Center Adult SCD Clinic or UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Sickle Cell Anemia Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States (enrolling)
Prisma Health Lifespan Comprehensive SCD Program — Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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