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NCT Number: NCT01570218

Musicotherapy in the Reduction of Fatigue in Women With Breast or Gynecological Cancer Under Radiotherapy

OBJETIVE: To study the influence of musicotherapy in reduction of fatigue related to cancer in patients with breast's or gynecology's cancer, during the radiotherapy treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Adnexal Diseases Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Fatigue Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Gonadal Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Neoplasms Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Uterine Cancer Uterine Diseases Uterine Neoplasms

Age range

20 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Goias Anticancer Association, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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About this study

METHODS: This is a randomized controled study (Control Group - CG e musicotherapy Group - MTG) wich values fatigue, life's quality, anxiety, depression by using evaluative instruments Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Fatigue (FACT-F), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in three different moments (during first week of radiotherapy, in the intermediate phase's week and during the last week of radiotherapy) for patients of both groups. Women allocated in MTG, in addition to the scales described above, answered the musicotherapy Questionary (MQ), and the Subjective Impression of the Subject's Questionary in last meeting. Musicotherapy sessions were individual and lasted an average of 40 minutes. Music therapeutic techniques used were Musical Audition (MA) and Therapeutic Musical Audition (TMA).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with breast and gynecological cancer with indication for radiotherapy
  • Performance status 0,1

Exclusion criteria

  • Hemoglobin < 10mg/dl
  • Patients in psychotherapy during the study
  • Use of antidepressants
  • Patients presenting more than one cancer type

Treatment and study plan

Music Therapy

Behavioral

Music therapy arm: Intervention with 10 sections of music therapy will be performed, twice a week, during 45 days

Other names: musictherapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Assess the influence of musicotherapy in the reduction of fatigue

    Time frame: 45 days

    To study the influence of musicotherapy in reduction of fatigue related to cancer in patients with breast or gynecological cancer, during the radiotherapy treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess the reduction of depression

    Time frame: 45 days

    To compare the levels of depression of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.

  2. Asses the reduction of anxiety

    Time frame: 45 days

    To compare the levels of anxiety of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.

  3. Assess the quality of life

    Time frame: 45 days

    To compare the levels of quality of life of patients with breast and gynecological cancer on radiotherapy, between the musicotherapy and the control group.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Federal de Goias

Other

Collaborators

  • Associaçao de Combate ao Cancer em Goias

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Musicotherapy in the Reduction of Fatigue in Women With Breast or Gynecological Cancer Under Radiotherapy.

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Apr 4, 2012
Registry last updated
May 4, 2018

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