Music Listening in Radiotherapy Treatment (MuLi_RT)
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Music listening, Radiotherapy, Breast cancer, Psychological rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients who will undergo Radiation therapy for the first time in their lives
- patients who are candidates for hypofractionated partial breast irradiation with a duration of at least 10 sessions
- patients who signed the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with associated diseases that preclude the understanding of the study contents (eg patients with established psychiatric disorders and / or with significant cognitive deficits)
- patients with significant hearing loss
- patients already previously subjected to music therapy or therapy based on music listening
- patients with musical skills (musical training or musical practice> 3 years).
- patients who are candidates for hypofractionated partial breast irradiation with a duration equal to or less than 10 sessions
Sites / Locations
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Other
Radioterapy+"Melomics-Health" Listening
Radiotherapy+Individualized Listening
Radiotherapy+No Music Listening
The musical content is composed by an algorithm (named "Melomics-Health") with the purpose of acting psychologically and physiologically on the person: the music follows a constant, melodic trend with a reduced musical density; time is unchanged and there are no significant dynamic and tonal variations. Patients will undergo to music listening for 15 minutes (5 tracks lasting 3 minutes each) before radiotherapy session. Appropriate earphones will be used in order to focus their attention on the musical-sound component and to isolate themselves from the external context.
The musical content is based on the patient's preferred music (chosen by patients with the support of the music therapist) with the purpose of acting psychologically and physiologically on the person. Patients will undergo to music listening for 15 minutes before radiotherapy session. Appropriate earphones will be used in order to focus their attention on the musical-sound component and to isolate themselves from the external context.
Patients will undergo the standard treatment (radiotherapy) without music support.