The researchers are doing this study to compare how music therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, given virtually, may be able to reduce anxiety in people who have had cancer. In addition, this study will see if certain factors affect how well participants respond to music therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy. For example, the researchers will see if personal characteristics (like age, sex, race, and education) and ways of thinking (like expectations of therapy) may affect how well participants respond.
English- or Spanish-speaking
18 years or older
Prior cancer diagnosis of any type or stage
Free of oncological disease, or stable disease with no evidence of progression
Completed active cancer treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) less than one month prior to enrollment (maintenance hormonal or targeted therapies are allowed).
Active suicidal ideation, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or substance abuse
Score of ≥10 indicative of cognitive impairment on the Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration
Received a treatment course of seven or greater MT or CBT sessions for anxiety symptoms within the last six months
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead sponsor
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Collaborator