Status:

COMPLETED

Music Therapy to Address Patients' Journeys With Chronic Illness, Outcomes, and Readmission - MAJOR CHORD RCT

Lead Sponsor:

Samuel Rodgers-Melnick

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kulas Foundation

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Conduct a randomized trial (n = 60: with n = 30 receiving music therapy and n = 30 receiving usual care) to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the MAJOR CHORD musi...

Detailed Description

For the intervention arm, in-person sessions will be conducted at the discretion of the music therapist and at a convenient time for the participant. Post-discharge music therapy sessions will be cond...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Randomized Control Trial
  • Age range: ≥30 to ≤89 years
  • Primary indication for current hospitalization is either COPD or HF with confirmed ICD-10 code in the electronic health record (EHR)
  • Able to read and understand English
  • Hospitalized at UH Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) with anticipated length of stay following recruitment ≥ 2 days as documented in electronic health record (EHR) and confirmed by the clinical care team
  • Access to Wi-Fi, active email address, \& laptop, tablet, smartphone, and/or PC with videoconferencing capabilities at home or the facility in which they will be discharged
  • Has reliable access to a mobile device with an active data plan at the hospital and at home and is comfortable accessing the internet and their email with this device
  • Qualitative Interview Inclusion Criteria 1. Agreed to be contacted for the qualitative interview during contenting process for the RCT

Exclusion

  • Active confirmed or suspected COVID-19, or under droplet, contact, MRSA, and/or C.diff precaution notification as documented in the EHR
  • Included on the Music Therapy Referral patient list in the EHR
  • Significant hearing and/or visual impairment as documented in EHR
  • Unable to independently provide consent (i.e., no proxy consent)
  • Active suicidal ideation as documented in EHR during current hospital admission
  • Severe psychological comorbidity (e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia) that would prevent patient from engaging fully in intervention as documented in EHR
  • Receiving active cancer treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy) as documented in EHR
  • Diagnosed with medical condition likely to be terminal within 24 weeks as documented in EHR
  • On wait list for heart transplantation or ventricular assist device (VAD) as documented in EHR
  • NYHA Stage IV HF or end-stage COPD as documented in EHR
  • Receiving hospice care as documented in EHR
  • Active substance abuse as documented in EHR
  • Has end stage renal disease or is currently receiving dialysis
  • Qualitative Interview Exclusion Criteria
  • 1\. Randomized to the control arm

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 26 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 17 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06546319

Start Date

August 26 2024

End Date

June 17 2025

Last Update

August 6 2025

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106