Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Music lessons from home might boost brain power in cancer survivors

NCT ID NCT07052916

Symptom relief Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

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

Summary

This pilot study is testing whether music therapy delivered over video calls is a practical way to help blood cancer survivors who have trouble with memory, attention, and thinking. Researchers will enroll 60 adults who have had lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma. Participants will either receive music therapy or music education sessions once a week for 12 weeks. The main goal is to see if people can stick with the program, but the study will also look at whether it improves thinking, mood, and fatigue.

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 this works, it could point toward a practical, home-based treatment to help blood cancer survivors with memory, attention, and thinking problems.
What could go wrong
This is a very early pilot study with only 60 people. It is testing if the approach is practical, not yet if it works. The results may not apply to everyone.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 60 people

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

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * English-proficient, aged 18 or older * Diagnosis of lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma * Stable oncologic disease or no evidence of disease as indicated in the medical chart or by the oncology team * Score of \<54 on the FACT-Cog PCI subscale * Minimum life expectancy of one year as per clinician assessment * Patient should be able to understand and complete all study assessments on their own. * Eligible patient should be able to understand informed consent and provide signed informed consent in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 3 months since completion of surgery, radiation, induction chemotherapy (for newly diagnosed or relapsed disease), transplantation, or immunotherapy (e.g., CAR T-Cell, bispecific antibodies) * If there is a defined treatment period, the patient must be at least 3 months from treatment completion * If the patient is on continuous therapy, patient must have completed at least 6 months of the therapy * Maintenance therapies are allowed * Received music therapy (MT) in the past year * Current music training, \>6 months of music training in the past 10 years, or plan to initiate music training during the study * No access to an internet-connected device * Active suicidal ideation, bipolar, schizophrenia, or substance abuse * BOMC score ≥10 (indicative of dementia) * Uncorrectable visual, auditory, or motor impairments * Initiation or altered dose of sedative, stimulant, or anti-cholinergic medications in the past month or plan to initiate these medications during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function * Initiation of any other interventions for CRCD (e.g., cognitive rehabilitation) in the past month or plan to initiate these interventions during the study, as these are known to impact cognitive function

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Blood cancer are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm leukemia lymphoma plasma cell myeloma plasma cell neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Blood cancer Leukemia Lymphoma Myeloma

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.