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CompletedNCT05895357Updated Jul 27, 2023

The Effect of Music Therapy on Comfort, Pain and Anxiety

An interventional study of Musictherapy in Bone Marrow Disease and Hematological Malignancy, sponsored by Izmir Bakircay University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-27.

Sponsored by Izmir Bakircay University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of music therapy on the pain, anxiety, and comfort levels of patients who underwent bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.

Methods: This research was conducted as a randomized controlled study in the hematology polyclinic of a university hospital. Music therapy will used with the intervention group throughout the procedure. During data evaluation, paired t-test, independent t-test and effect size will used. The sample group was calculated based on the sample groups of other studies in the literature (Çelebi et al., 2020; Özdemir et al., 2019). According to the preliminary power analysis results using the G.Power 3.1.9 program, the sample size was calculated at 80% power, at medium effect size at 5% alpha value. According to the analysis results, the sample size per group was calculated as 30. However, since there was 10% probability that some patients may drop, the sample size for the study was recalculated as 66 (Experimental Group: 33, Control Group: 33).The patients will informed about using music. In addition, it will explained that they could adjust the sound levels and that they should report when they are disturbed by the tone. Music continued throughout the process. Communication with the patient will maintained, and symptoms such as discomfort, anxiety were observed throughout the procedure. The music player will switched off after the procedure was completed. The patients will asked whether they had any discomfort while the music played. TThe music therapy will last an average of 30 minutes. After completing the procedures, the patient's pain, comfort, and anxiety levels were re-evaluated using VAS and STAI.

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Conditions studied

  • Bone Marrow Disease
  • Hematological Malignancy

Keywords

  • bone marrow
  • aspiration
  • biopsy
  • musictherapy
  • anxiety
  • pain
  • comfort
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In context

Hematologic Neoplasms

1,464 studies on the registry are indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms; 433 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 66 is above the median of 45 across 1,068 interventional studies indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Izmir Bakircay University is the lead sponsor of 73 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of hematological malignancy (defined as multiple myeloma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Myelodysplastic syndrome or indolent lymphoma)
  • 18 years of age or older,
  • Must be able to speak Turkish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hearing impairment
  • hormonal dysfunction (adrenal, pituitary, thyroid, etc.)
  • Sever anxiety disorder
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia
  • Major depression
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
66 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Music Therapy

    The patients were asked about the type of music they wanted to listen to. Especially in the last meta-analyses, it was determined that listening to the music that patients chose was more effective (Witten 2020). For this reason, after the intervention group is asked about the music they want to listen to, the music they want will be played from the music application.

    Other: Musictherapy

  • No intervention
    No intervention

    The patients in the control group will not listen to music, and routine procedures will performed in the clinic without additional intervention. Anxiety, pain, and comfort assessments will made in the control group patients before and after the procedure.

Interventions

  • OtherMusictherapy

    The patients were asked about the type of music they wanted to listen to. Especially in the last meta-analyses, it was determined that listening to the music that patients chose was more effective (Witten 2020). For this reason, after the intervention group is asked about the music they want to listen to, the music they want will be played from the music application.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain and Comfort

    The scale, used to measure patients' subjective pain and comfort, was developed by Price et al. (1983) (Price et al., 1983). This scale consists of a 10 cm horizontal or vertical line with both ends representing the minimum and maximum scores for pain and comfort (0: no pain/no discomfort (very comfortable), 10: most severe pain/very uncomfortable (not at all). Comfort was defined by patients as a pleasant feeling and as the absence of physical discomfort. The patients will asked to indicate their pain severity and comfort on the scale. The distance between the indicated point and the lowest endpoint of the line will measured in centimeters using a ruler, and the numeric value will assigned as the individual's pain score.

    Time frame: 10 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. State Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI)

    The inventory consisting 40 items was developed by Spielberger et al. (1983) (Spielberger, 1983). The STAI consists of two separate scales to assess state (STAI-S) and trait (STAI-T) anxiety. Öner (1998) performed the Turkish validity and reliability studies of the scale. In the validity and reliability study of the STAI Turkish form, test-retest reliability coefficients ranged from 0,94 to 0,96 for state anxiety and ranged from 0,83 and 0,87 for trait anxiety. The State Anxiety Inventory with 20 items (Items 1-20) that assess the respondent's current feelings was used in this study. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (Almost never) to 4 (Almost always). Subscale scores range from 20 to 80, and higher scores indicate higher anxiety levels

    Time frame: 10 minutes

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Study locations

1 site
  • Kayseri City Hospital
    Kayseri, 38000, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Other researchers can get information by sending an e-mail to the responsible researcher of this study. (seda.sahan@bakircay.edu.tr)

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05895357
Lead sponsor
Izmir Bakircay University
Responsible party
seda şahan (Phd research assistant, Izmir Bakircay University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 8, 2023
Start date
Apr 1, 2023
Primary completion
May 30, 2023
Completion
Jun 5, 2023
Last update
Jul 27, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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