Effects of Music or Hypnotherapy on Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy

Effects of Music or Hypnotherapy on Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy - A Prospective Off-centre Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial

Chemotherapies often induce side effects. This study examines whether hypnosis, music therapy versus standard therapy influence these side effects.

Primary study goals are differences in quality of life, nausea and vomiting episodes, fatigue, depression and change of taste.

Inclusion Criteria:

• no previous chemotherapy

• compliance of the patient to fill out questionnaires

• informed consent and signed forms

• histologic secured breast cancer or ovary cancer (residual tumor after surgery equal or less than 0,5 cm)

• One of following chemotherapy regime:

  4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid, 12x paclitaxel oder 6x Carboplatin / Docetaxel / Perjeta/ Herceptin oder 6x Doxorubicin, docetaxel, Cyclophosphamid oder 6 x Carboplatin / paclitaxel + / - Avastin oder 4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid -> 12x paclitaxel /herceptin/ perjeta oder 4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid q21->12xcarboplatin, paclitaxel 4 Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid q14-> 12 carboplatin, paclitaxel

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not understand the German language
• psychosis
• not able to sign consent form