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Personalized soundtracks may help cancer patients kick the habit

NCT ID NCT07198971

Symptom relief Sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding music therapy to standard smoking cessation support helps cancer patients quit. 26 participants will work with a music therapist to create a personalized soundtrack to manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings. The goal is to see if this combined approach is feasible and helps patients stick with their quit plan.

What this could mean

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Active substance
music therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a new, drug-free tool to help cancer patients quit smoking by managing withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
What could go wrong
This is a very small feasibility study (26 people) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The benefit of music therapy for smoking cessation is not yet proven.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 26 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients over the age of 18 2. Patients with tobacco-related or non-tobacco-related cancer (excluding blood cancer) 3. Patients who smoke daily 4. Patients wishing to begin a smoking cessation programme 5. Patients with a prognosis of \> 1 year 6. Patients who have given their informed, written and express consent 7. Patients affiliated with a French social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with uncorrected hearing loss 2. Patients with unstable psychiatric conditions 3. Patients for whom regular follow-up is impossible for psychological, family, social or geographical reasons 4. Patients under guardianship, curatorship or judicial protection

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer (with or without metastasis)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut Du Cancer de Montpellier

    RECRUITING

    Montpellier, Herault, 34298, France

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