Music Therapy by Telehealth for Thinking Problems in Blood Cancer Survivors
Tests online music therapy for thinking problems in adults after blood cancer.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Music Therapy Study for Blood Cancer Survivors With Cognitive Difficulties
Key facts
- Where
- Basking Ridge, Commack, Harrison, Middletown, Montvale, New York, and Uniondale, United StatesSee the 7 sites
Where in United States
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)Basking Ridge, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)Commack, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)Harrison, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)Middletown, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)Montvale, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)New York, United StatesTaking people
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)Uniondale, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Trial code
- NCT07052916
- Record updated
- 26 May 2026
- Original description
Research has shown that music-based activities may help improve brain functions, such as attention, memory, and executive function. Because of this past research, the researchers are doing this study to find out whether telehealth music therapy is a practical treatment for cognitive difficulties in blood cancer survivors. The researchers will also study whether music therapy and music education help improve cognitive function and other common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and/or tiredness.Read full original descriptionShow less
Pilot Trial of Telehealth Music Therapy for Cognitive Dysfunction in Hematologic Cancer Survivors (PRELUDE)
Research has shown that music-based activities may help improve brain functions, such as attention, memory, and executive function. Because of this past research, the researchers are doing this study to find out whether telehealth music therapy is a practical treatment for cognitive difficulties in blood cancer survivors. The researchers will also study whether music therapy and music education help improve cognitive function and other common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and/or tiredness.
Inclusion: English-proficient, aged 18 or older; Diagnosis of lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma; Stable oncologic disease or no evidence of disease as indicated in the medical chart or by the oncology team; Score of <54 on the FACT-Cog PCI subscale; Minimum life expectancy of one year as per clinician assessment; Patient should be able to understand and complete all study assessments on their own; Eligible patient should be able to understand informed consent and provide signed informed consent in English.
Exclusion: Received music therapy (MT) in the past year; Initiation or altered dose of sedative, stimulant, or anti-cholinergic medications in the past month or plan to initiate these medications during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function; Less than 3 months since completion of surgery, radiation, induction chemotherapy (for newly diagnosed or relapsed disease), transplantation, or immunotherapy (e.g., CAR T-Cell, bispecific antibodies); If there is a defined treatment period, the patient must be at least 3 months from treatment completion; If the patient is on continuous therapy, patient must have completed at least 6 months of the therapy; Maintenance therapies are allowed; BOMC score ≥10 (indicative of dementia); Current music training, >6 months of music training in the past 10 years, or plan to initiate music training during the study; No access to an internet-connected device; Active suicidal ideation, bipolar, schizophrenia, or substance abuse; Uncorrectable visual, auditory, or motor impairments; Initiation of any other interventions for CRCD (e.g., cognitive rehabilitation) in the past month or plan to initiate these interventions during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function.