Status:

RECRUITING

A Music Therapy Study for Blood Cancer Survivors With Cognitive Difficulties

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions:

Blood Cancer

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Research has shown that music-based activities may help improve brain functions, such as attention, memory, and executive function. Because of this past research, the researchers are doing this study ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English-proficient, aged 18 or older
  • Diagnosis of lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma
  • Stable oncologic disease or no evidence of disease as indicated in the medical chart or by the oncology team
  • Score of <54 on the FACT-Cog PCI subscale
  • Minimum life expectancy of one year as per clinician assessment
  • Patient should be able to understand and complete all study assessments on their own.
  • Eligible patient should be able to understand informed consent and provide signed informed consent in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 3 months since completion of surgery, radiation, induction chemotherapy (for newly diagnosed or relapsed disease), transplantation, or immunotherapy (e.g., CAR T-Cell, bispecific antibodies)

    • If there is a defined treatment period, the patient must be at least 3 months from treatment completion
    • If the patient is on continuous therapy, patient must have completed at least 6 months of the therapy
    • Maintenance therapies are allowed
  • Received music therapy (MT) in the past year

  • Current music training, >6 months of music training in the past 10 years, or plan to initiate music training during the study

  • No access to an internet-connected device

  • Active suicidal ideation, bipolar, schizophrenia, or substance abuse

  • BOMC score ≥10 (indicative of dementia)

  • Uncorrectable visual, auditory, or motor impairments

  • Initiation or altered dose of sedative, stimulant, or anti-cholinergic medications in the past month or plan to initiate these medications during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function

  • Initiation of any other interventions for CRCD (e.g., cognitive rehabilitation) in the past month or plan to initiate these interventions during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 27 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 27 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07052916

Start Date

June 27 2025

End Date

December 27 2026

Last Update

July 11 2025

Active Locations (7)

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

2

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

3

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)

Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

4

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All protocol activities)

Commack, New York, United States, 11725

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