Submissions from 2026
Personality type shapes acute anxiety response to music and medicine intervention during first chemotherapy (PEGASUS-2), Turan Karaoglu and Ozgur Tanriverdi
Submissions from 2025
Development of an ehealth mindfulness-based music therapy intervention for adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: qualitative study, S. E. Fleszar-Pavlovic, B. Noriega Esquives, P. Lovan, A. E. Brito, A. M. Sia, M. A. Kauffman, M. Lopes, P. I. Moreno, T. Koru-Sengul, R. Gong, T. Wang, E. D. Wieder, M. Rueda-Lara, M. Antoni, K. Komanduri, T. Lesiuk, and F. J. Penedo
Attributes of pediatric music therapists: A qualitative analysis of parent descriptions, E. Harman, K. Stegenga, and S. L. Robb
Differential effects of sound interventions tuned to 432 Hz or 443 Hz on cardiovascular parameters in cancer patients: A randomized cross-over trial, A. Hohneck, M. Rodríguez Á, S. Weingärtner, K. Merx, F. Sarodnick, F. von Gagern, A. Mavratzas, I. Burkholder, G. Schumacher, W. K. Hofmann, and R. D. Hofheinz
Effect of music therapy and relaxation visualization intervention on mask anxiety in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy-a randomized controlled trial, A. M. Joshi, S. A. Mehta, P. Tandiya, V. Sonwani, S. Pervez, S. Jain, R. Singh, and S. Wadhwani
The effect of music therapy on anxiety, depression, pain and sleep quality of lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Yang Li, Shuyang Ji, Yanmin Tao, Hongyan Wang, Zhifei Wen, Linfeng Liu, and Xiangeng Zhang
A live-music therapy protocol for pain management in advanced cancer: The MSPD pilot study, A. Menteaux, M. Thomaso, M. Jarlier, F. Salasc, E. Labbaci, M. Laigre, and C. Gallay
Music Therapy in Various Physical and Mental Conditions and Its Effects on Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy, Ünal Önsüz and Gülbeyaz Can
The impact of group music therapy on anxiety, stress, and wellbeing levels, and chemotherapy-induced side effects for oncology patients and their caregivers during chemotherapy: A retrospective cohort study, A. Salgado-Vasco, J. Torres-Morales, C. I. Durán-Rojas, L. Y. Beltrán-Sánchez, M. Amarillo, and M. Ettenberger
Preoperative care through aromatherapy and music therapy: comparative study on anxiety and physiological indices in mastectomy candidates, F. Samadi, N. A. Chatroodi, S. Haghani, S. R. Miri, A. Abdollahi, and E. Mohammadnejad
Development, feasibility, and preliminary effects of a hybrid-mode multicomponent music intervention for women undergoing mastectomy, Y. O. Tola, M. A. Lawal, E. O. Johnson, P. G. Phiri, N. G. Iloba, A. O. Lawal, W. Liang, and K. M. Chow
Effects of music therapy combined with hospice care on the quality of life and negative emotions of elderly patients with advanced breast cancer, L. Wu, F. Zhou, Y. Cheng, W. Lv, W. Shi, and X. Xu
Submissions from 2024
Music Therapy for Pain Management for People With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Joke Bradt, Amy Leader, Brooke Worster, Kate Myers-Coffman, Karolina Bryl, Jacelyn Biondo, Brigette Schneible, Carrie Cottone, Preethi Selvan, and Fengqing Zhang
Effect of Music on Pain in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Service: A Randomized Controlled Study, Gönül Düzgün and Ayfer Karadakovan
Intraoperative Music to Promote Patient Outcome (IMPROMPTU): A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, Victor X. Fu, Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Christian T. Favoccia, Joos Heisterkamp, Annemarie E. van Oers, Peter-Paul L. O. Coene, Josèph S. H. A. Koopman, Sjoerd A. A. van den Berg, Willem A. Dik, Johannes Jeekel, and Bas P. L. Wijnhoven
Influence of music therapy on the improvement of perceived well-being indices in women with breast cancer undergoing hormonal treatment, Fernández-Company José Fernando, Quintela-Fandino Miguel, Sandes Vikrampal, and García-Rodríguez María
Effect of family music therapy on patients with primary liver cancer undergoing palliative care and their caregivers: A retrospective study, X. Ma and M. Bai
A randomized controlled feasibility study to evaluate the online delivery of storytelling through music with oncology nurses, C. S. Phillips, S. E. Morris, H. Woods, E. Mazzola, N. Xiong, C. Young, A. Stuifbergen, M. Hammer, and J. Ligibel
The Effect of Music on Anxiety, Pain Levels, and Physiological Parameters in Women Undergoing Brachytherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Filiz Ünal Toprak, Neşe Uysal, Fatih Göksel, and Yeter Soylu
Submissions from 2023
Live music in hospital oncology settings: environmental, interpersonal, and personal outcomes for staff, patients, and carers, Kristy Apps and Naomi Sunderland
Music Therapy: A Noninvasive Treatment to Reduce Anxiety and Pain of Colorectal Cancer Patients-A Systemic Literature Review, Evan Huang and Jeffrey Huang
Effects of Receptive Music Therapy Combined With Virtual Reality on Prevalent Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Study Protocol, Agustina Iturri, María Adela Bertella, Marcelo Nicolás Dóvidas, Javier Spector, and Alberto Alonso Babarro
Mitigation of chemotherapy-induced nausea using adjunct music listening: A pilot study, J. M. Kiernan and A. H. Vallerand
Exploring Influencing Factors of Anxiety Improvement Following Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy in Young Adults with Cancer, Robert Knoerl, Emanuele Mazzola, Heather Woods, Elizabeth Buchbinder, Lindsay Frazier, Ann LaCasce, Marlise R. Luskin, Carolyn S. Phillips, Katherine Thornton, Donna L. Berry, and Jennifer Ligibel
Receptive music therapy versus group music therapy with breast cancer patients hospitalized for surgery, F. Lagattolla, B. Zanchi, M. Pietro, C. Cormio, V. Lorusso, S. Diotaiuti, A. Fanizzi, R. Massafra, S. Costanzo, F. Caporale, E. Rieti, and F. Romito
Submissions from 2022
Clinical Delivery and Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Hematology and Oncology: An EMMPIRE Retrospective Study, Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick, Rachael L. Rivard, Seneca Block, and Jeffery A. Dusek
The potential role of an activity-based guitar program on the anxiety and fulfillment levels of younger relatives of cancer patients: A pilot study, Erkan Sülün, Hüseyin Olgaçer, and Hakki Cengiz Eren
Submissions from 2021
Music therapy to alleviate anxiety in cervical brachytherapy? Do we change a tune? A randomized, single institute study, M. Barthwal, V. Pareek, P. A. Patil, S. Mallick, A. Sharma, and D. N. Sharma
Effects of Music Therapy on Cancer-related Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Digestive Tumors: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, X. Chen, Q. Wei, R. Jing, and Y. Fan
A randomized pilot study of patient-preferred live music addressing fatigue, energy, and pain in adults on a medical oncology/hematology unit, Madelyn K. Herbrand and Michael J. Silverman
Effects of patient-preferred live music on positive and negative affect and pain with adults on a post-surgical oncology unit: A randomized study, M. Merry and M. J. Silverman
Conventional and algorithmic music listening before radiotherapy treatment: A randomized controlled pilot study, A. Raglio, E. Oddone, I. Meaglia, M. C. Monti, M. Gnesi, G. Gontero, C. Imbriani, and G. B. Ivaldi
Perceived mechanisms targeting cancer-related fatigue, song choice rationale, and song function: An interpretivist study of patient-preferred live music with adult oncology patients on a blood and marrow transplant unit, Lacey Reimnitz and Michael Silverman
The Efficacy of Music Therapy to Relieve Pain, Anxiety, and Promote Sleep Quality, in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Platinum-based Chemotherapy, Haoke Tang, Liping Chen, Yichun Wang, Yongchang Zhang, Nong Yang, and Ning Yang
Effectiveness of five-element music therapy in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis, T. Yang, S. Wang, R. Wang, Y. Wei, Y. Kang, Y. Liu, and C. Zhang
Submissions from 2020
Music, Heart Rate Variability, and Symptom Clusters: A Comparative Study, S. C. Chen, M. L. Yeh, H. J. Chang, and M. F. Lin
Feasibility of Patient-created Orff Chant as a Music-based Intervention in Supportive Cancer Care, Cynthia M. Colwell and Jennifer Fiore
The Cognitive Mechanisms in Music Listening Interventions for Pain: A Scoping Review, C. Howlin and B. Rooney
A randomized trial of nurse-administered behavioral interventions to manage anticipatory nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy, J. J. Hunter, R. G. Maunder, D. Sui, M. J. Esplen, A. Chaoul, M. J. Fisch, R. L. Bassett, M. M. Harden-Harrison, L. Lagrone, L. Wong, L. Baez-Diaz, and L. Cohen
The Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Y. Li, X. Xing, X. Shi, P. Yan, Y. Chen, M. Li, W. Zhang, X. Li, and K. Yang
Music and Pain During Endorectal Ultrasonography Examination: A prospective Questionnaire Study and Literature Review, M. R. V. Pedersen, C. Dam, and S. R. Rafaelsen
A Randomized Pilot Study of Music Therapy in the Form of Patient-preferred Live Music on Fatigue, Energy and Pain in Hospitalized Adult Oncology Patients on a Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, L. Reimnitz and M. J. Silverman
Submissions from 2019
Effects of live music during chemotherapy in lymphoma patients: A randomized, controlled, multi-center trial, M. L. Bro, C. Johansen, P. Vuust, L. Enggaard, B. Himmelstrup, T. Mourits-Andersen, P. Brown, F. d'Amore, E. A. W. Andersen, N. Abildgaard, and J. Gram
The energy-enhancing potential of participatory performance-based arts activities in the care of people with a diagnosis of cancer: An integrative review, Gretchen Marie Ennis, Marilynne Kirshbaum, and Nasreena Waheed
Improving cognitive and psychosocial symptoms and social functioning in breast cancer survivors, Ashley Henneghan and Heather Becker
Effect of Home-based Music Intervention Versus Ambient Music on Breast Cancer Survivors in the Community: A Feasibility Study in Taiwan, F. C. Hsieh, N. F. Miao, I. J. Tseng, H. L. Chiu, C. C. Kao, D. Liu, R. Chen, H. F. Tsai, and K. R. Chou
The effect of music listening intervention applied during radiation therapy on the anxiety and comfort level in women with early-stage breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial, E. Karadag, O. Ugur, and O. Cetinayak
Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Combined With Music Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality in Patients With Osteosarcoma, H. Liu, X. Gao, and Y. Hou
Individualized piano instruction for improving cognition in breast cancer survivors, M. Rodriguez-Wolfe, D. Anglade, K. A. Gattamorta, W. B. Hurwitz, and W. F. Pirl
Preliminary Efficacy of a Lovingkindness Meditation Intervention for Patients Undergoing Biopsy and Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study, A. A. Wren, R. A. Shelby, M. S. Soo, Z. Huysmans, J. A. Jarosz, and F. J. Keefe
The Effect of Music Intervention on Patients With Cancer-related Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, T. Yangöz ? and Z. Özer
Submissions from 2018
Differences between supportive music and imagery and music listening during outpatient chemotherapy and potential moderators of treatment effects, D. S. Burns, A. N. Meadows, S. Althouse, S. M. Perkins, and L. D. Cripe
Comparison of group vs self-directed music interventions to reduce chemotherapy-related distress and cognitive appraisal: An exploratory study, S. C. Chen, C. C. Chou, H. J. Chang, and M. F. Lin
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting mitigation with music interventions, Jason M. Kiernan, Jody Conradi Stark, and April H. Vallerand
Live music intervention for cancer inpatients: The Music Givers format, A. Toccafondi, A. Bonacchi, A. Mambrini, G. Miccinesi, R. Prosseda, and M. Cantore
Submissions from 2017
Music Therapy for Symptom Management After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: Results from a Randomized Study, D. Bates, B. Bolwell, N. S. Majhail, L. Rybicki, M. Yurch, D. Abounader, J. Kohuth, S. Jarancik, H. Koniarczyk, L. McLellan, J. Dabney, C. Lawrence, L. Gallagher, M. Kalaycio, R. Sobecks, R. Dean, B. Hill, B. Pohlman, B. K. Hamilton, A. T. Gerds, D. Jagadeesh, and H. D. Liu
Outcomes of Music Therapy Interventions on Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine Patients, L. M. Gallagher, R. Lagman, and L. Rybicki
No Between-group Difference but Tendencies for Patient Support: A Pilot Study of a Resilience-focused Music Therapy Protocol for Adults on a Medical Oncology/hematology Unit, Lorissa Letwin and Michael J. Silverman
Pilot randomized trial of active music engagement intervention parent delivery for young children with cancer, S. L. Robb, J. E. Haase, S. M. Perkins, P. R. Haut, A. K. Henley, K. A. Knafl, and Y. Tong
Live concerts reduce cancer inpatients' anxiety, A. Toccafondi, A. Bonacchi, A. Mambrini, G. Miccinesi, R. Prosseda, and M. Cantore
The Effects of Music Therapy in Patients With High-dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Support: A Randomized Pilot Study, G. Tuinmann, P. Preissler, H. Böhmer, A. Suling, and C. Bokemeyer
Submissions from 2016
Utility of Recorded Guided Imagery and Relaxing Music in Reducing Patient Pain and Anxiety, and Surgeon Anxiety, During Cutaneous Surgical Procedures: A Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, M. Alam, W. Roongpisuthipong, N. A. Kim, A. Goyal, J. H. Swary, R. T. Brindise, S. Iyengar, N. Pace, D. P. West, M. Polavarapu, and S. Yoo
Evaluation of the Effects of Music and Poetry in Oncologic Pain Relief: A Randomized Clinical Trial, M. A. Arruda, M. A. Garcia, and J. B. Garcia
Effects of Listening to Music on the Comfort of Chemotherapy Patients, S. Bilgic and R. Acaroglu
Music Interventions for Improving Psychological and Physical Outcomes in Cancer Patients, Joke Bradt
Using religious songs as an integrative and complementary therapy for the management of psychological symptoms among african american cancer survivors, J. B. Hamilton, V. C. Worthy, M. J. Kurtz, J. Cudjoe, and P. A. Johnstone
The Effects of Music on Pain: A Meta-analysis, J. H. Lee
Breast Biopsy: The Effects of Hypnosis and Music, A. Tellez, T. Sanchez-Jauregui, D. M. Juarez-Garcia, and M. Garcia-Solis
Submissions from 2015
The effect of creative psychological interventions on psychological outcomes for adult cancer patients: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials, S. Archer, S. Buxton, and D. Sheffield
Music for Pain Relief, M. Cepeda
Effects of Music Relaxation Video on Pain and Anxiety for Women With Gynaecological Cancer Receiving Intracavitary Brachytherapy: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Grace Chu-Hui-Lin Chi, Anne Young, Judith McFarlane, Mary Watson, Robert L. Coleman, Patricia J. Eifel, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Diane C. Bodurka, and Michael Richardson
Integrative Review: Effects of Music on Cancer Pain in Adults, A. Keenan and J. K. Keithley
Measuring supportive music and imagery interventions: The development of the Music Therapy Self-rating Scale, A. Meadows, D. S. Burns, and S. M. Perkins
Effects of Intravenous Patient-controlled Sufentanil Analgesia and Music Therapy on Pain and Hemodynamics After Surgery for Lung Cancer: A Randomized Parallel Study, Y. Wang, H. Tang, Q. Guo, J. Liu, X. Liu, J. Luo, and W. Yang
Effects of Vibroacoustic Stimulation in Music Therapy for Palliative Care Patients: A Feasibility Study, M. Warth, J. Kessler, S. Kotz, T. K. Hillecke, and H. J. Bardenheuer
A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Female Breast Cancer Patients After Radical Mastectomy: Results on Depression, Anxiety and Length of Hospital Stay, K. Zhou, X. Li, J. Li, M. Liu, S. Dang, D. Wang, and X. Xin
Submissions from 2014
The Impact of Music Therapy Versus Music Medicine on Psychological Outcomes and Pain in Cancer Patients: A Mixed Methods Study, J. Bradt, N. Potvin, A. Kesslick, M. Shim, D. Radl, E. Schriver, E. J. Gracely, and L. T. Komarnicky-Kocher
Effects of Live Sax Music on Various Physiological Parameters, Pain Level, and Mood Level in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial, F. Burrai, V. Micheluzzi, and V. Bugani
Effects of Music Therapy on Positive and Negative Affect and Pain With Hospitalized Patients Recovering from a Blood and Marrow Transplant: A Randomized Effectiveness Study, Hilary A. Fredenburg and Michael J. Silverman
Evaluation of the Standardized MUSIC CARE© App in the Treatment of Pain: The U-shape Composing Technique, Stéphane Guétin, Daniela Falvay, Gérald Changques, Samir Jaber, and Sylvie de Lattre
Exploring Therapeutic Songwriting for Filipino Children With Leukemia, Marisa V. Marin
Randomized Clinical Trial of Therapeutic Music Video Intervention for Resilience Outcomes in Adolescents/Young Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group, Sheri L. Robb, Debra S. Burns, Kristin A. Stegenga, Paul R. Haut, Patrick O. Monahan, Jane Meza, Timothy E. Stump, Brooke O. Cherven, Sharron L. Docherty, Verna L. Hendricks‐Ferguson, Eileen K. Kintner, Ann E. Haight, Donna A. Wall, and Joan E. Haase
Effectiveness of Music Intervention in Ameliorating Cancer Patients' Anxiety, Depression, Pain, and Fatigue: A Meta-analysis, H. F. Tsai, Y. R. Chen, M. H. Chung, Y. M. Liao, M. J. Chi, C. C. Chang, and K. R. Chou
Submissions from 2013
Music as a Method of Coping With Cancer: A Qualitative Study Among Cancer Patients in Sweden, Fereshteh Ahmadi
Effects of music therapy and guided visual imagery on chemotherapy‐induced anxiety and nausea–vomiting, Serife Karagozoglu, Filiz Tekyasar, and Figen Alp Yilmaz
Effects of Music Therapy on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Port Catheter Placement Procedure, S. Zengin, S. Kabul, B. Al, E. Sarcan, M. Doğan, and C. Yildirim
Submissions from 2012
Perioperative Music and Its Effects on Anxiety, Hemodynamics, and Pain in Women Undergoing Mastectomy, P. G. Binns-Turner, L. L. Wilson, E. R. Pryor, G. L. Boyd, and C. A. Prickett
Theoretical Rationale for Music Selection in Oncology Intervention Research: An Integrative Review, D. S. Burns
Effects of Music Therapy With Patients on a Post-surgical Oncology Unit: A Pilot Study Determining Maintenance of Immediate Gains, Jenna Chaput-McGovern and Michael J. Silverman
Effects of music intervention with nursing presence and recorded music on psycho-physiological indices of cancer patient caregivers, H. L. Lai, Y. M. Li, and L. H. Lee
Integrative Oncology: Managing Cancer Pain With Complementary and Alternative Therapies, A. Running and T. Seright
Evaluating a Treatment Manual for Music Therapy in Adult Outpatient Oncology Care, Alexander F. Wormit, Marco Warth, Julian Koenig, Thomas K. Hillecke, and Hubert J. Bardenheuer
Music Interventions for Psychological and Physical Outcomes in Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, J. M. Zhang, P. Wang, J. X. Yao, L. Zhao, M. P. Davis, D. Walsh, and G. H. Yue
Submissions from 2011
Song lyrics and the alteration of self-image, Fereshteh Ahmadi
Effects of Music Therapy on Pain Among Female Breast Cancer Patients After Radical Mastectomy: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial, X. M. Li, H. Yan, K. N. Zhou, S. N. Dang, D. L. Wang, and Y. P. Zhang
Bereaved family caregivers’ reflections on the role of the music therapist, Lucanne Magill
Submissions from 2010
The Effectiveness of Music in Relieving Pain in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial, S. T. Huang, M. Good, and J. A. Zauszniewski
Music Therapy to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Children With Cancer Undergoing Lumbar Puncture: A Randomized Clinical Trial, T. N. Nguyen, S. Nilsson, A. L. Hellstrom, and A. Bengtson
Submissions from 2009
The potential health benefits of community based singing groups for adults with cancer, Laurel Young
Submissions from 2007
Creativity, Identity and Healing: Participants' Accounts of Music Therapy in Cancer Care, Norma Daykin, Stuart McClean, and Leslie Bunt