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Effect of Music on Pain in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Service: a Randomized Controlled Study

NCT04486443 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-07-24

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Summary

Background: Palliative care services can be applied in chronic, life-threatening conditions such as cancer, and provide physical, mental and psychological support to patients worldwide. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of music on pain, anxiety, comfort and functional capacity of cancer patients received care in a palliative care unit.

Methods: The population of this randomized controlled trial consisted of cancer patients hospitalized in the Palliative Care Service of a Training and Research Hospital between July 2018-July 2019. The sample of the study included 60 patients (30 interventions/30 controls) who met the inclusion criteria. The patients in the intervention group were given a total of six music sessions, ten minutes each with the Turkish classical music in maqams (modes) of their choice (Hejaz or Rast accompanied by an expert tambour (drum) player).

Conditions

  • Nursing Caries
  • Pain
  • Music Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

music therapy

patients in the intervention group received music therapy in 10-minutes sessions with the support of a specialist from the Conservatory Department in the Ege University, using the Turkish classical music (Hejaz and Rast modes) accompanied by a tambour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • gönül düzgün

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-09
Primary Completion
2019-08-09
Completion
2020-02-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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