Effects of Music or Hypnotherapy on Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy (F-Chem)
Breast Neoplasm, Ovary Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Neoplasm focused on measuring Chemotherapy, Side effects of chemotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- no previous chemotherapy
- compliance of the patient to fill out questionnaires
- informed consent and signed forms
- histologic secured breast cancer or ovary cancer (residual tumor after surgery equal or less than 0,5 cm)
One of following chemotherapy regime:
4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid, 12x paclitaxel oder 6x Carboplatin / Docetaxel / Perjeta/ Herceptin oder 6x Doxorubicin, docetaxel, Cyclophosphamid oder 6 x Carboplatin / paclitaxel + / - Avastin oder 4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid -> 12x paclitaxel /herceptin/ perjeta oder 4x Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid q21->12xcarboplatin, paclitaxel 4 Epirubicin / Cyclophosphamid q14-> 12 carboplatin, paclitaxel
Exclusion Criteria:
- does not understand the German language
- psychosis
- not able to sign consent form
Sites / Locations
- Klinik für Gynäkologie und gynäkologischen Onkologie
- Helios Berlin Buch
- Helios Kliniken Schwerin GmbH
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy
Music therapy
Standard therapy
Hypnosis intervention has been created by a certified hypnosis therapist (Prof. Reinhard) has been audio-recorded. The hypnosis intervention is based on the patient's happy place as well as many other interventions which all focus on support and wellbeing (total recording time ca. 4 ½ hours). All patients are advice to start with the beginning, however during the course of chemotherapy they are allowed to skip mp3 files, if they prefer to listen to a new intervention.
For the music therapy the following music recordings have been used. All patients were allowed to skip tracks if they did not like to listen to that particular track. Purple Waves - Berlin Symphonic Film orchestra / Christopher Franke - Pacific Coast Highway Black Garden View - Berlin Symphonic Film orchestra / Christopher Franke - Pacific Coast Highway Sunset Destination - Berlin Symphonic Film orchestra / Christopher Franke - Pacific Coast Highway Crystal Tree - Berlin Symphonic Film orchestra / Christopher Franke - Pacific Coast Highway Best nature sounds / Ocean Volume 2 - Best Relaxation Music - Deep Sleep Top 10 Serse: Aria "Ombra mai Fu" - Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte music Berlin - Händel Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (Studio) - Eduard Stan - Piano Recital Mozart: Concerto pour violon no 4 en re majeur, KV (Köchel listing) 218 - Christian Ferras; Pietro Argento; Orchestra Scarlatti di Nap - La fete a Stradivarius ... etc.
In this standard therapy the patient listens to a short explanation that they were randomized into the control arm and that they are allowed to listen to silence (tracks with no music or intervention).