A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Live and Recorded Music-Based Interventions on Pre-operative Stress, Mood, Pain and Biomarkers, in Neurosurgical Patients (Music-STAR Trial)

NCT ID: NCT06536504

Last Updated: 2025-12-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

132 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-19

Study Completion Date

2029-03-01

Brief Summary

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The study plans to enroll a total of 132 patients. The goal of this study is to measure pre-and post-music intervention changes in patients' vital signs, serum- and plasma-level biomarkers by broad-spectrum proteomics analysis, metabolic analysis, and perceived pain, anxiety, and mood states as measured by validated questionnaires (STAI-S, POMS-SF, and VASP). We will collect demographic information on each participant. Participants will also complete the Brief Musical Experience Questionnaire (BMEQ) to investigate potential links between susceptibility to music-induced anxiolysis and prior musical training, preference and exposure.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objectives:

* To evaluate the effects of the two (live and recorded) prescribed preoperative containing CER on physiologic and perceived stress in patients undergoing Neurosurgery.
* To evaluate the effects of those two music interventions on serum- and plasma-level stress biomarkers and cytokines in those patients.

Secondary Objectives:

• To measure correlative effects of demographic variables, prior musical training, experience, preference, and exposure to music.

Conditions

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Stress Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patients: Simulated Live Music

Patients will be screened for eligibility, enrolled in the study and randomized 1:1:1.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Steinway Spirio M recording/player piano

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will be equally randomized into one of the three arms (simulated live music, recorded music, or no music) applying the random permutated block. Randomization will be conducted via an approved institutional database with the randomization list generated by the study statistician.

Patients: Recorded Music

Patients will be screened for eligibility, enrolled in the study and randomized 1:1:1.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Steinway Spirio M recording/player piano

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will be equally randomized into one of the three arms (simulated live music, recorded music, or no music) applying the random permutated block. Randomization will be conducted via an approved institutional database with the randomization list generated by the study statistician.

Patients: Control: No Music

Patients will be screened for eligibility, enrolled in the study and randomized 1:1:1.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Steinway Spirio M recording/player piano

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will be equally randomized into one of the three arms (simulated live music, recorded music, or no music) applying the random permutated block. Randomization will be conducted via an approved institutional database with the randomization list generated by the study statistician.

Interventions

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Steinway Spirio M recording/player piano

Patients will be equally randomized into one of the three arms (simulated live music, recorded music, or no music) applying the random permutated block. Randomization will be conducted via an approved institutional database with the randomization list generated by the study statistician.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1\) Patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures will be eligible to enroll in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient is unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
2. Patient is deaf or hearing-disabled.
3. Patient is less than 18 years in age.
4. Patient was previously enrolled in the study.
5. Non-English-speaking patients (patient must be fluent in English and not require translation services per MDACC institutional policy.
6. Subjects on contact isolation precautions.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mei Rui, DMA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Mei Rui, DMA

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 7137454243

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Mei Rui, DMA

Role: primary

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2024-06549

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2024-0082

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id