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Effectiveness of a Music Therapy Intervention in Cancer Patients Undergoing Active Treatment at the Jaén University Hospital: a Non-randomized Controlled Trial.
Sponsor: University of Jaén
Summary
A cancer diagnosis and its clinical progression can cause patients physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual distress. This often requires the administration of active treatments, which are sometimes associated with spending long periods of time in the Medical Oncology Unit, resulting in a detrimental impact on their quality of life. A growing number of studies certify the benefits of music therapy, where the application of live music generates a change in the perception of the care management of the oncological process. We aim to create a climate of well-being in the Medical Oncology Day Hospital by hosting live music sessions during treatment administration. The objectives are: to analyze the effectiveness of a music therapy session in reducing stress in patients undergoing active cancer treatment, to analyze the effectiveness of a music therapy session in reducing anxiety symptoms in patients undergoing active cancer treatment, to analyze the effectiveness of a music therapy session in reducing depression symptoms in patients undergoing active cancer treatment, and to analyze the effectiveness of a music therapy session on the feeling of duration of the treatment session and in reducing treatment-related symptoms in patients undergoing active cancer treatment. A non-randomized controlled trial with two parallel arms with pre-post measurement will be conducted in patients with active intravenous cancer treatment received at the day hospital of the University Hospital of Jaén.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2026-10-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Music Therapy
For the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), "music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday settings with individuals, groups, families, or communities seeking to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and well-being." Since 2000, the WHO (World Health Organization) has recommended music therapy as a complementary therapy in healthcare. In the hospital setting, it offers the advantages of flexibility, affordability, lack of side effects, and compatibility with medical treatments.
Locations (1)
University of Jaen
Jaén, Jaen, Spain