NCT07653360Not yet recruiting
Music Therapy for Oral Mucositis Pain in Pediatric Patients
Effect of Music Therapy on Oral Mucositis Pain in Pediatric Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This mixed-methods pilot study will examine the effect of music therapy on oral mucositis pain in pediatric oncology patients. Oral mucositis, characterized by painful ulcerative lesions in the mouth, is a common side effect of high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell or bone marrow transplantation. Despite its high prevalence and impact on quality of life, effective pain management strategies for pediatric oral mucositis remain limited and often rely heavily on medications that may cause significant side effects or provide insufficient relief. Music therapy may offer a promising non-pharmacologic adjunct for reducing pain, yet no studies to date have specifically evaluated its use for oral mucositis pain in pediatric patients.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 11 Jun 2026
- Start date
- Dec 2026
- Primary completion date
- Sept 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT07653360
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From Dec 2026 to the primary completion date, Sept 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Diagnosis of a developmental disorder that would prevent engagement in the active music-making or passive music-listening intervention or completion of study measures.
- Significant pre-existing hearing loss or impairment that would interfere with participation in the interventions.
Other
- Phase 1
Who the study is looking for
- Phase 1
- Child ages 6-18 years old
- Child has received music therapy and experienced oral mucositis
- Parent/guardian 18 years and older
- Able to communicate in English
Age in the registry: 6 years to 64 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Francisco Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
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