Defining Musical Toxicity and Its Effect on Patient Well-being

Description

This study evaluates the experience of musicians who are going through cancer treatment.

Conditions

Breast Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Lung Carcinoma, Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

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Study overview

This study evaluates the experience of musicians who are going through cancer treatment.

Defining Musical Toxicity and Its Effect on Patient Well-being

Defining Musical Toxicity and Its Effect on Patient Well-being

Condition
Breast Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * \* Adults ≥ 18 years or older
  • * Active or accomplished musicians
  • * Those performing in the community as part of a group or as a soloist
  • * Those teaching lessons in an individual or group setting
  • * Those for whom music teaching or performance is a primary source of income
  • * Those who play music multiple times per week
  • * Our ideal cohort will consist of an equal number of patients with the following malignancies above the diaphragm:
  • * Brain
  • * Head and Neck
  • * Esophagus or Lung
  • * Breast
  • * Our ideal cohort will consist of an equal number of patients who engage in the following musical endeavors:
  • * Stringed instruments
  • * Wind instruments (including woodwind and brass instruments)
  • * Keyboard instruments
  • * Vocalists
  • * \* \< 18 years
  • * Did not regularly attempt to engage in musical endeavors during or after cancer treatment
  • * Not willing or able to complete the questionnaire or engage in a one-hour interview (i.e. limited English proficiency)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

Dean A. Shumway, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Study Record Dates

2025-09-30