Music therapy for anxiety during breast cancer treatment
Part of Cancer, Mental health, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether listening to specially chosen music while you're in the hospital for breast cancer treatment can help lower anxiety and depression. It also looks at how music might affect certain substances in your blood that are linked to stress and healing.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 65 years old.
- You have early-stage breast cancer that hasn't spread to other organs.
- This is your first time being diagnosed with breast cancer.
- You are getting surgery to remove the tumor, followed by chemotherapy (anthracycline or taxane type).
- You have not been diagnosed with anxiety or depression in the past 3 years, and you are not currently taking medication for anxiety or depression.
- You can read and write in Croatian, and you do not use a hearing aid.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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