Music Therapy for Distress During Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Trial
Music Therapy for Distress During Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Trial
RATIONALE: Music therapy may be effective in relieving pain and emotional distress in patients who are undergoing cancer therapy.
PURPOSE: Randomized trial to determine the effectiveness of music therapy to ease pain and emotional distress in patients with hematologic cancer who are undergoing high-dose therapy and stem cell transplantation.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to whole body or whole lymphatic irradiation (yes vs no) and diagnosis (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma vs Hodgkin's lymphoma vs myeloma/amyloidosis). Patients are randomized to one of two arms.
Patients complete a Profile of Mood States (POMS) quality of life and pain questionnaire on days -2, 0, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 16.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients (40 per arm) will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy
Planned high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery: