The Effect of EMT on Anxiety Levels and Perception of Waiting Time in the Radiation Oncology Waiting Room
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 9/12/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 20, 2012 |
| End Date: | March 28, 2019 |
| Contact: | Andrew Rossetti, MMT |
| Email: | Andrew.Rossetti@mountsinai.org |
| Phone: | 212-420-2710 |
This study will be investigating the effects of environmental music therapy (EMT) on patient
and caregiver anxiety levels and perceptions of waiting time for patients undergoing
radiation therapy. Environmental music therapy is live music offered by a music therapist
with the intention of modifying patients' and caregivers' perception of the environment
itself and in so doing provide an experience of enhanced comfort and relaxation. One hundred
and sixty patients and their caregivers, when present, who are diagnosed with Cancer,
including head & neck, breast, prostate, lymphoma, gastro-intestinal, and skin cancers, as
well as other cancers will be identified and referred by Mount Sinai Downtown radiation
oncology attending doctors prior to their arrival in the waiting room of the Radiation
Oncology Suite. All Cancer subjects will be considered regardless of gender or racial/ethnic
background, and health status with the exception of those less than 18 years of age. Only
patients who are fluent in English will be eligible to enroll in the study. Patients will
randomly be assigned to the control or environmental music group. The patients in the control
group will be able to receive music therapy during radiation therapy, even though they will
not have music therapy during their waiting room time, as is the focus of this study.
and caregiver anxiety levels and perceptions of waiting time for patients undergoing
radiation therapy. Environmental music therapy is live music offered by a music therapist
with the intention of modifying patients' and caregivers' perception of the environment
itself and in so doing provide an experience of enhanced comfort and relaxation. One hundred
and sixty patients and their caregivers, when present, who are diagnosed with Cancer,
including head & neck, breast, prostate, lymphoma, gastro-intestinal, and skin cancers, as
well as other cancers will be identified and referred by Mount Sinai Downtown radiation
oncology attending doctors prior to their arrival in the waiting room of the Radiation
Oncology Suite. All Cancer subjects will be considered regardless of gender or racial/ethnic
background, and health status with the exception of those less than 18 years of age. Only
patients who are fluent in English will be eligible to enroll in the study. Patients will
randomly be assigned to the control or environmental music group. The patients in the control
group will be able to receive music therapy during radiation therapy, even though they will
not have music therapy during their waiting room time, as is the focus of this study.
Objectives:
Will EMT affectively reduce state anxiety and time distortion in patients receiving radiation
therapy for cancer and in their personal caregivers during their time in the radiation
oncology department waiting room? The purpose of this study is to (a) rate the patients level
of anxiety and discomfort prior to radiation therapy as experienced in the waiting area, (b)
determine if the following music psychotherapy protocol moderates baseline anxiety related to
their treatment experience and (c) evaluate how an environmental music therapy protocol
affects the subjects' perception of the amount of they have waited before treatment measured
against the actual amount of time they have waited.
Hypothesis:
EMT will reduce state anxiety and time distortion for cancer patients and their personal
caregivers in the radiation oncology waiting room.
The current study will focus on effects of music therapy on 160 patients and their
caregivers, who are randomly assigned to two groups. All patients with cancer who receive
radiation and who are waiting for radiation therapy in the waiting room are eligible, with
the exception of those patients who are not fluent in English. Enrolled participants will
complete the abridged State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Wong-Baker faces scale pre and
post EMT or no EMT. The music therapist will provide prescribed live patient-preferred music
in conjunction with the patients' culture, past medical history, past trauma, and assessment
of psychological stressors to be observed and expressed prior to radiation, as they wait in
the waiting room. The live music used will provide an anchor and suggest inter-relationship
possibilities amongst patients and their caregivers during the EMT sessions.
Will EMT affectively reduce state anxiety and time distortion in patients receiving radiation
therapy for cancer and in their personal caregivers during their time in the radiation
oncology department waiting room? The purpose of this study is to (a) rate the patients level
of anxiety and discomfort prior to radiation therapy as experienced in the waiting area, (b)
determine if the following music psychotherapy protocol moderates baseline anxiety related to
their treatment experience and (c) evaluate how an environmental music therapy protocol
affects the subjects' perception of the amount of they have waited before treatment measured
against the actual amount of time they have waited.
Hypothesis:
EMT will reduce state anxiety and time distortion for cancer patients and their personal
caregivers in the radiation oncology waiting room.
The current study will focus on effects of music therapy on 160 patients and their
caregivers, who are randomly assigned to two groups. All patients with cancer who receive
radiation and who are waiting for radiation therapy in the waiting room are eligible, with
the exception of those patients who are not fluent in English. Enrolled participants will
complete the abridged State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Wong-Baker faces scale pre and
post EMT or no EMT. The music therapist will provide prescribed live patient-preferred music
in conjunction with the patients' culture, past medical history, past trauma, and assessment
of psychological stressors to be observed and expressed prior to radiation, as they wait in
the waiting room. The live music used will provide an anchor and suggest inter-relationship
possibilities amongst patients and their caregivers during the EMT sessions.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years or older
- Receiving treatment for cancer in the radiation oncology department
- Personal caregivers of patients receiving treatment for care in the radiation oncology
department
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adults who are not fluent in English
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (e.g. infants, children, teenagers)
- Wards of the State (e.g. foster children)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
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