Classical music may soothe pain and anxiety in lung cancer surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07235098
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether listening to classical music during a hospital stay can lower distress and pain in people with suspected or confirmed lung cancer who are having minimally invasive lung surgery. Half of the 74 participants will receive the music therapy, while the other half will not. Researchers will measure changes in distress, pain, stress hormone levels, and the need for extra pain medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- classical music therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, drug-free way to ease distress and pain for lung cancer patients after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 74 people. Music therapy may not significantly reduce pain or distress compared to standard care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer * Age ≥ 18 years * Indication for lung resection through a minimally invasive surgery * Signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Endocrinological disorders involving cortisol axis * Chronic steroid intake \> 10 mg/day * Concomitant treatment with drugs against symptomatic anxiety and/or depression * Partial or complete hearing loss * Inability to follow the schedule of investigation * Patient unwilling to refrain from actively listening to other music (e.g., via other personal devices/headphones) outside of the prescribed musical intervention defined by the study protocol during the hospitalization.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)
RECRUITINGBellinzona, Canton Ticino, 6500, Switzerland
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