Tests music therapy to ease distress and pain during lung cancer surgery
Tests music therapy for distress and pain in adults with suspected or confirmed lung cancer.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effect of a Music Intervention in Reducing Distress and Pain in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Mini-invasive Surgery
Key facts
- Where
- Bellinzona, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)Bellinzona, SwitzerlandTaking 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
- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
- Trial code
- NCT07235098
- Record updated
- 8 July 2026
- Original description
This study aims at evaluating whether music therapy intervention is effective in decreasing psychological (distress) and physical symptoms (pain) in patients with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive lung surgery.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effect of a Music Intervention in Reducing Distress and Pain in Patients With Suspected or Diagnosed Lung Cancer Undergoing Mini-Invasive Surgery
This study aims at evaluating whether music therapy intervention is effective in decreasing psychological (distress) and physical symptoms (pain) in patients with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive lung surgery.
Inclusion: Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer; Age ≥ 18 years; Indication for lung resection through a minimally invasive surgery; Signed written informed consent.
Exclusion: Chronic steroid intake > 10 mg/day; Concomitant treatment with drugs against symptomatic anxiety and/or depression; Endocrinological disorders involving cortisol axis; Partial or complete hearing loss; Inability to follow the schedule of investigation; Patient unwilling to refrain from actively listening to other music (e.g., via other personal devices/headphones) outside of the prescribed musical intervention defined by the study protocol during the hospitalization.