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Nurse's RoleNCT06424587

The Effect of Music Intervention on Anxiety, Fear, and Pain in Pediatric Patients Receiving Intrathecal Chemotherapy

A study testing Music intervention in people with Nurse's Role, run by Ondokuz Mayıs University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Intrathecal chemotherapy is often used to prevent the spread of cancer to the central nervous system in pediatric patients and is one of the most invasive procedures. It is believed that the way it is administered and the complications experienced after treatment negatively affect the comfort of the pediatric patient… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 12 years
Conditions the study is for
Nurse's Role
What is being tested?
Music intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Jan 2023to 30 Dec 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • To be between 6-12 years old,
  • Being treated in the Hematology and Oncology Clinic,
  • About to receive intrathecal chemotherapy treatment,
  • The child not having pain before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment

Who cannot join

  • Refusing to participate in the study,
  • Being under 6 years of age and over 10 years of age,
  • The child having pain prior to intrathecal chemotherapy treatment,
  • Having any physical or mental disability,
  • Not being able to speak Turkish.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Ondokuz Mayis University

    Samsun, Black Sea, 55100

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About this study

Intrathecal chemotherapy is often used to prevent the spread of cancer to the central nervous system in pediatric patients and is one of the most invasive procedures. It is believed that the way it is administered and the complications experienced after treatment negatively affect the comfort of the pediatric patient, leading them to refuse the treatment.

Read the detailed description

Receiving sedation is one of the pharmacological procedures for intrathecal chemotherapy which creates a particularly difficult situation for the child. However, since pharmacological methods increase the cost and cause toxicity in children, in recent years, the symptoms that occur in cancer treatment have been tried to be controlled with non-pharmacological methods. Music intervention facilitates a sense of control in patients and provides mental distraction, emotional smoothness, and relaxation, which have been found to have pain relief effects.

Conditions
Nurse's Role
Being tested
Music intervention
Keywords
anxiety, hematology-oncology nursing, pain intervention, randomized controlled trial, fear
Medical subject headings
Anxiety Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Music interventionBehavioural

    : In addition to the routine practice of the clinic, the pediatric patients in this group listened to music through headphones for 20 minutes just before the procedure to reduce the child's anxiety and fear. The therapeutic effect of music was used. Before the study, children between the ages of 6 and 12 who were inpatients at the clinic were asked what music they most liked to listen to, what kind of music they liked, and what their favorite artists and songs were. The music was selected based on the children's answers. In addition, the researcher added children's songs by a musician named Banu Kanıbelli

Study groups in NCT06424587
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Music intervention groupExperimentalIn addition to the routine practice of the clinic, the pediatric patients in this group listened to music through headphones for 20 minutes just before the procedure to reduce the child's anxiety and fear. The therapeutic effect of music was used. Before the study, children between the ages of 6 and 12 who were inpatients at the clinic were asked what music they most liked to listen to, what kind of music they liked, and what their favorite artists and songs were. The music was selected based on the children's answers. In addition, the researcher added children's songs by a musician named Banu Kanıbelli.
Receives: Behavioral: Music intervention
Control GroupNo interventionChildren were verbally informed about the treatment process and invasive procedures from the day they were diagnosed with the disease. The children in this group were verbally informed by the nurse in charge of the clinic about the intrathecal chemotherapy treatment and why it was performed

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. anxiety

    Child Anxiety Meter-State (CAM-S):The scale can be scored between 1 and 10. An increase in the score means an increase in anxiety.

    Measured: 30 minutes before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment and just after music intervention

  2. fear

    Children's Fear Scale (CFS): The scale can be scored between 0 and 4. An increase in the score means an increase in fear

    Measured: 30 minutes before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment and just after music intervention

  3. pain scale

    Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability pain scale (FLACC): total score between 0 and 10 is obtained by assigning 0, 1, or 2 points for each category. As the severity of pain increases, the total score increases, and as the severity of pain decreases,

    Measured: 60 minutes after intrathecal chemotherapy treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 May 2024
  2. Study start1 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2023
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
a parallel group, randomized, controlled experimental study.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06424587
Sponsor's protocol ID
IT
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
16 May 2024
Last updated
20 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Music intervention in people with Nurse's Role, run by Ondokuz Mayıs University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

anxiety (time frame: 30 minutes before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment and just after music intervention). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Mar 2025.

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