A Music Therapy Study for Blood Cancer Survivors With Cognitive Difficulties

Part of paid clinical trials in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT07052916
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Music Therapy/MT — OTHER
    Therapeutic music lessons are the core component of the Music Therapy/MT intervention. Other components include guided music listening to help participants use music as a tool for regulating mood, energy, and attention, as well as music-centered discussions to help participants discover songs with personal meaning that they will enjoy learning to play.
  • Therapist-Attention Music Education/TAME Control — OTHER
    Participants will receive 12, weekly 60-minute TAME sessions (+/- 1 week) with homework in-between sessions to reinforce in-session concepts and serve as transitions to subsequent sessions. The TAME control group will involve board-certified music therapists guiding participants through music listening exercises.

Study Details

Research has shown that music-based activities may help improve brain functions, such as attention, memory, and executive function. Because of this past research, the researchers are doing this study to find out whether telehealth music therapy is a practical treatment for cognitive difficulties in blood cancer survivors. The researchers will also study whether music therapy and music education help improve cognitive function and other common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and/or tiredness.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 27, 2025
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Dec 27, 2026
Completion
Dec 27, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Music Therapy/MT
    Participants will receive 12, weekly 60-minute MT sessions (+/- 1 week) with homework in-between sessions to reinforce in-session concepts, practice musical skills, and serve as transitions to subsequent sessions
  • Active Comparator: Therapist Attention-Music Education/TAME control
    Patients will receive 12, weekly 60-minute Therapist Attention-Music Education/TAME sessions (+/- 1 week) with homework in-between sessions to reinforce in-session concepts and serve as transitions to subsequent sessions. The TAME control group will involve board-certified music therapists guiding participants through music listening exercises.
  • No Intervention: Wait-List Control/WLC
    The Wait-List Control/WLC group will receive usual care from healthcare providers and complete the same assessments as the other groups. The WLC will have the option of receiving either 12 sessions of MT or 12 sessions of TAME intervention when the study concludes after the 24-week waiting period. The WLC participants will choose which intervention (MT or TAME) they wish to receive.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility of studying a telehealth-based Music Therapy/MT intervention for cancer-related cognitive dysfunction/CRCD in hematologic cancer survivors as defined as the completion of 9 or more sessions. [ Time Frame: up to 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (7)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)Basking RidgeNew Jersey07920
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)MiddletownNew Jersey07748
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)MontvaleNew Jersey07645
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All protocol activities)CommackNew York11725
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)HarrisonNew York10604
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)New YorkNew York10065
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8563
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)UniondaleNew York11553
Kevin Liou, MD
646-608-8559

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