A Study of Music Therapy for Anxiety in People With Cancer
Start Date
9/4/2026
Completion Date
9/1/2029
Summary
The researchers are doing this study to compare two different music-based treatment approaches and see if one may work better to reduce anxiety. The researchers will also study whether these music-based treatment approaches help people feel socially connected and change how they cope with anxiety, and whether these changes are linked to lower anxiety levels. Both approaches use music-based activities to treat anxiety. One of the approaches uses an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered song creation platform to write songs with a music therapist. The other approach involves music listening exercises and music-based discussions with research staff, during which you will learn about music culture and history.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
AI-Assisted Collaborative Songwriting (ARTIST) Intervention
Time and attention matched-music listening (TAME)
Conditions
Locations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All protocol activities)
Commack, New York 11725
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)
Harrison, New York 10604
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
New York, New York 10065
United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)
Uniondale, New York 11553
United States