NCT04104217

A Study of the Experience of Music Therapy in Cancer Patients With Delirium

Music Therapy With Oncology Patients and Delirium: An Exploratory Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to improve our understanding of the experience of music therapy by cancer patients with delirium, and the experience of music therapists working with these patients. The researchers are focusing on patients with delirium because of the challenging symptoms of this condition. At MSK, music therapy is routinely used in patients with cancer. Music therapy sessions are done at the patient's bedside, where the music therapist plays live music on a guitar, keyboard, harp, or percussion instrument, sometimes as accompaniment to singing.

Conditions

• Cancer Patients With Delirium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music therapy	Music therapy sessions may last 20-60 minutes, with length and frequency to be determined mutually (generally 1-3 times per week). Music therapy sessions are done at the patient's bedside, where the music therapist plays live music on a guitar, keyboard, harp, or percussion instrument, sometimes as accompaniment to singing.
BEHAVIORAL	Interviews	Each interview will be conducted in person in a private setting (with the exception of caregivers, who have the option to conduct interviews over the phone if it is not feasible to take place in the hospital). Each interview will follow a semi-structured interview guide and will ask for consent to audio record the interviews .

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-23
• Primary completion: 2023-08-18
• Completion: 2023-08-18
• First posted: 2019-09-26
• Last updated: 2023-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States