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A Study Comparing Music Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Cancer Survivors

NCT05215353 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 368

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

The researchers are doing this study to compare how music therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, given virtually, may be able to reduce anxiety in people who have had cancer. In addition, this study will see if certain factors affect how well participants respond to music therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy. For example, the researchers will see if personal characteristics (like age, sex, race, and education) and ways of thinking (like expectations of therapy) may affect how well participants respond.

Conditions

  • Survivorship

Interventions

OTHER

Music Therapy

Participants will receive seven weekly 60-minute treatments of music therapy. All sessions will be delivered virtually through Zoom.

OTHER

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Participants will receive seven weekly 60-minute treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy. All sessions will be delivered virtually through Zoom.

OTHER

assessments

Participants will complete study assessments prior to randomization (week 0) and at weeks 4, 8, 16, and 26. A subgroup of 60 survivors will complete optional semi-structured interviews after treatment to understand their unique experiences with MT or CBT. All participants will be followed for 26 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jun Mao, MD, MSCE · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-14
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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