Effects of Music and Affirmation Recital in Women With Breast Cancer

NCT06713408 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AmasyaU-NU-789
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 71
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of music and affirmation recitals on symptom control, psychological resilience and anxiety levels in women with breast cancer.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

Chemotherapy; Music

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale

  This scale is used to measure cancerous voice, youth, medium units, durable, anxiety, sleepiness, excitement, feeling good and shortness of breath. The measurement of the degree of feeling to be measured from the numbers 0 to 10 on a line on the scale. In the scale, 0 represents no hissing of the symptom, 10 represents very strong hissing. The Turkish validity and publication study of the scale was published by Kurt and Unsar and the Cronbach alpha value works as 0.70.

  1 month

• Beck Anxiety Inventory

  Beck Anxiety Inventory: Developed by Beck et al. (1988) to determine the level and frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by an individual. The scale is a Likert-type self-assessment scale consisting of 21 items and scored between 0-3. The high total score indicates the high level of anxiety experienced by the individual. The score range varies between 0-63. The scale is evaluated as 0-7 points, no anxiety symptoms, 8-15 points, mild anxiety, 16-25 points, moderate anxiety, 26-63 points, severe anxiety symptoms. The validity and reliability study in our country was conducted by Ulusoy et al. (1998) and the Cronbach alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.93.

  1 month

• Brief Resilience Scale

  The scale was developed by Smith in 2008, and its Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Doğan in 2015. Brief Resilience Scale is a 5-point Likert-type self-report measurement tool consisting of 6 items. The answers are "Not at all appropriate (1), Not appropriate (2), Somewhat appropriate (3), Appropriate (4), Completely appropriate (5)". Items 2, 4, and 6 of the scale are reverse coded. The score obtained from the scale varies between 1 and 30. High scores obtained indicate high psychological resilience. In the validity and reliability study, the Cronbach alpha reliability value of the scale was found to be 0.83.

  1 month

Study Arms (3)

Experimental (Music)

EXPERIMENTAL

Audio recordings consisting of pentatonic music and neva makam will be uploaded to the patients' phones by the researcher. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.

Other: Experimental (Music)

Experimental (Affirmation)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in this group will be asked to listen to the audio recording with pentatonic music and neva makam in the background, along with the affirmation sentences provided in the appendix. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.

Other: Experimental (Affirmation)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No application will be made to these patients, and standard care practices will be continued.

Interventions

Experimental (Music) OTHER

Audio recordings consisting of pentatonic music and neva makam will be uploaded to the patients' phones by the researcher. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.

Experimental (Music)

Experimental (Affirmation) OTHER

Patients in this group will be asked to listen to the audio recording with pentatonic music and neva makam in the background, along with the affirmation sentences provided in the appendix. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.

Experimental (Affirmation)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Those diagnosed with breast cancer
• Those who have received at least 1 course of chemotherapy
• Those over the age of 18
• Those who agree to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Those who are not receiving curative chemotherapy
• Those who do not have a phone to listen to music and affirmations
• Those who do not agree to participate in the study
• Those with mental and neuropsychiatric diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amasya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amasya University

Amasya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Uysal N, Unal Toprak F, Sahingoz Alpargan M. The effect of music and affirmation listening on symptom management, psychological resilience, and anxiety levels in women with breast cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Oct 28;33(11):984. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10061-3.

  PMID: 41145719 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2024
• First Posted: December 3, 2024
• Study Start: October 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 6, 2025
• Study Completion: February 6, 2025
• Last Updated: February 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

TU (1)