Effects of music therapy on anxiety in patients with cancer: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although music therapy (MT) has been found to reduce anxiety in patients with cancer and delay tumour progression to some extent, its mechanism of action has not been determined. MT may reduce anxiety by reducing the concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of MT on anxiety and cytokine levels in patients with cancer.

Methods and analysis

This randomised, open, single-centre parallel-controlled trial will randomise 60 patients with malignant tumours who meet the inclusion criteria in a 1:1 ratio to either an MT group or a non-MT (NMT) group. Patients in the MT group will receive emotional nursing care and individualised receptive MT for 1 week, whereas patients in the NMT group will receive emotional nur

SUBMITTER: Sun C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10230880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature