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Effect of a Music Intervention in Reducing Distress and Pain in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Mini-invasive Surgery

ConditionLung Cancer (Suspected or Confirmed)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOncology Institute of Southern Switzerland

About this trial

This study aims at evaluating whether music therapy intervention is effective in decreasing psychological (distress) and physical symptoms (pain) in patients with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive lung surgery.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer

Age ≥ 18 years

Indication for lung resection through a minimally invasive surgery

Signed written informed consent

Disqualifiers

Endocrinological disorders involving cortisol axis

Chronic steroid intake > 10 mg/day

Concomitant treatment with drugs against symptomatic anxiety and/or depression

Partial or complete hearing loss

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Music therapy intervention

    Other intervention

    Patient randomized to experimental Arm A will receive a classical music therapy intervention throughout the duration of their hospital stay for a minimally invasive lung resection.

Treatment groups

74 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm A treated with classical music therapy and standard of careExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm B treated with standard of care onlyNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Level of distress

Change of the level of distress on the Distress thermometer

Time frame
From the day of surgery until the day of discharge from the hospital (in average 6 days after surgery)
2

Pain intensity

Change of pain intensity on the numerical scale

Time frame
From the day of surgery until the day of discharge from the hospital (in average 6 days after surgery)

Secondary outcomes

1

Serum cortisol levels

Change in the levels of serum cortisol measured in the morning

Time frame
From the day of surgery until the day of discharge from the hospital (in average 6 days after surgery)
2

Additional doses of analgesics for pain control

Number of additional doses of analgesics administered for pain control per day

Time frame
From the day of surgery until the day of discharge from the hospital (in average 6 days after surgery)

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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