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A Music Therapy Study for Blood Cancer Survivors With Cognitive Difficulties
Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Updated on 2025-07-11
60
Participants Needed
7
Research Sites
78 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 to find out whether telehealth music therapy is a practical treatment for cognitive difficulties in blood cancer survivors. The researchers will also study whether music therapy and music education help improve cognitive function and other common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and/or tiredness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Music Therapy Study for Blood Cancer Survivors With Cognitive Difficulties
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- English proficient and aged 18 or older
- Diagnosed with lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma
- Stable cancer or no evidence of disease as per medical chart or oncology team
- Score less than 54 on the FACT-Cog PCI subscale
- Life expectancy of at least one year as assessed by clinician
- Able to understand and complete all study assessments independently
- Able to understand and provide signed informed consent in English
You will not qualify if you...
- Less than 3 months since completing surgery, radiation, induction chemotherapy, transplantation, or immunotherapy
- For continuous therapy, less than 6 months completed
- Received music therapy in the past year
- Current music training, over 6 months training in past 10 years, or plan to start music training during the study
- No access to internet-connected device
- Active suicidal thoughts, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or substance abuse
- BOMC score 10 or higher indicating dementia
- Uncorrectable visual, hearing, or motor impairments
- Started or changed dose of sedative, stimulant, or anti-cholinergic medications in past month or plan to during study
- Started or plan to start other treatments for cognitive dysfunction in past month or during study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 7 locations
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
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2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
Actively Recruiting
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
Actively Recruiting
4
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All protocol activities)
Commack, New York, United States, 11725
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5
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)
Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
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6
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)
New York, New York, United States, 10065
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7
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553
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Research Team
K
Kevin Liou, MD
CONTACT
J
Jun Mao, MD, MSCE
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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