Music may ease chemo mouth pain in children

NCT ID NCT07653360

First seen Jun 22, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026

Summary

This pilot study will interview 50 children aged 6–18 who have had music therapy while experiencing painful mouth sores from cancer treatment. Researchers want to understand how music therapy might help reduce pain and improve quality of life. The goal is to gather insights for future, larger studies.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

music therapy

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a drug-free way to help children manage mouth pain during cancer treatment.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early-stage pilot study that only interviews children—it does not test music therapy directly. Results may not lead to a proven treatment.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Neoplasms Stomatitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.