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Assessing the Benefit of Art & Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT04493034 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2024-12-18

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Summary

This is a study of art-based and music-based therapy programs lasting three months (with additional follow-up 3 months after the end of the trial) in breast cancer patients currently receiving therapy as well as in cancer survivors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Art Therapy

The art therapist will assist each participant in producing a bound collection of participant art works/writings for personal, group and/or caregiver inspiration, at the participant's request. For in-person sessions, a variety of studio-based art and writing materials will be available for participant selection and creation. Each session will be directed in the following manner: * New therapeutic prompt or bridge from prior session * Creative expression, opportunity for reflection, verbal sharing / processing, and a session summary * Discussion of action plan for the next consecutive, at-home session (weekly assignment). Possible wellness themes for each session (in-person or at-home) may include: mental health, physical health, emotional health, spiritual health, relational health (family and social), or occupational health/financial health.

BEHAVIORAL

Music Therapy

Participants have the opportunity to engage in: learning an instrument, active music-making, receptive music-listening, singing, improvisation, song-writing, education on music technology, or music discussion. During in-person musical sessions the six psychosocial goals promoted by the music therapist include: 1) self-care/self-love, 2) support systems, 3) practicing positivity 4) gratitude 5) mindfulness/living in the moment, and 6) goal-setting. For at-home assignments, participants will be asked to pick a song of the week that coincides with the theme/goal discussed in previous session(s). They will be asked to write a journal entry about the topic discussed. Journal entries can be freely written or a prompt/question can be provided. If participants do not have access to search for songs or listen to music as at home, they may select a piece from the session and be given lyrics and/or a recording on an .mp3 player returned at conclusion of study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zeina Nahleh, MD · Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-21
Primary Completion
2024-01-22
Completion
2024-01-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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