Evaluation of Music on the Level of Anxiety Felt During External Radiotherapy Sessions

Prospective and Monocentric Pilot Study of the Evaluation of the Music Delivered by the Music-Care Device on the Level of Anxiety Felt During External Radiotherapy Sessions

This is a prospective study with a historical comparator. Each of the prospective study endpoints will be compared to data collected retrospectively in patients treated with radiation therapy prior to the implementation of the MUSIC-CARE device.

The retrospective phase (historical comparator) includes all patients with an initial HADS score > 7 who were treated with radiotherapy during 6 months preceding the start of the prospective study. The prospective phase involves all patients with an initial HADS score > 7 who will be treated with radiotherapy and who will benefit from music sessions (MUSIC-CARE). The study will be conducted over a fixed period of 12 months (6 months recruitment and 6 months follow-up) from the first patient receiving music sessions. Anxiety will be assessed by HADS self-questionnaires, before radiotherapy, at the end of the first week and at the end of radiotherapy. These evaluation parameters will therefore be compared to the 6-month period prior to the start of the study (retrospective phase).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over 18 years of age
• Patients undergoing radiotherapy for curative treatment
• Patients with at least 15 sessions of radiotherapy
• Patients with an anxiety score > 7 on the total A of the HADS scale at the time of medical consultation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Minor patients
• Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
• Patients with major hearing loss
• Patients with psychotic disorders
• Patients who do not understand or read the French language
• Patients under guardianship or deprived of liberty
• Patients requiring radiotherapy with respiratory servo-control (the MUSIC-CARE cannot be used due to technical constraints)