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Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies2018

Music Therapy Reduces Radiotherapy-Induced Fatigue in Patients With Breast or Gynecological Cancer: A Randomized Trial.

Tereza Raquel Alcântara-Silva, Ruffo de Freitas-Junior, Nilceana Maya Aires Freitas, Wanderley de Paula Junior, Delson José da Silva, Graziela Dias Pinheiro Machado, Mayara Kelly Alves Ribeiro, Jonathas Paiva Carneiro, Leonardo Ribeiro Soares

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Integrative cancer therapies, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
23.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05009693 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of White Light on Fatigue Levels in Patients With Gynecological Cancer: A Double Blind Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEskisehir Osmangazi UniversityRan2019 to 2020Enrolled72ConditionsCancer-related Fatigue, Light, Therapy, ComplicationsArmsWhite Light Application
NCT05315427 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Music Therapy on Pain in Patients Treated for Advanced Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorInstitut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'AurelleRan2022 to 2023Enrolled41ConditionsAdvanced CancerArmsone music therapy session
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO-Society for Integrative Oncology Guideline Update.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  15. Effects of music therapy in cancer patients undergoing infusion chemotherapy: a prospective cohort observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  19. Allies not enemies-creating a more empathetic and uplifting patient experience through technology and art.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tereza Raquel Alcântara-Silva1 Federal University of Goias (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9363-5747
Ruffo de Freitas-Junior1 Federal University of Goias (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Nilceana Maya Aires Freitas2 Centro Brasileiro de Radioterapia, Oncologia e Mastologia (CEBROM), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Wanderley de Paula Junior3 Instituto Integrado de Neurociências (IINEURO), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Delson José da Silva1 Federal University of Goias (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Graziela Dias Pinheiro Machado3 Instituto Integrado de Neurociências (IINEURO), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Mayara Kelly Alves Ribeiro5 Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais (APAE), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Jonathas Paiva Carneiro6 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.
Leonardo Ribeiro Soares1 Federal University of Goias (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Goiás · BRAssociação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo · BRHospital Araújo Jorge · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the influence of music therapy on the reduction of fatigue in women with breast or gynecological malignant neoplasia during radiotherapy, since it is one of the most frequent side effects of this type of treatment, and may interfere with self-esteem, social activities, and quality of life. EXPERIMENTAL

designRandomized controlled trial (control group [CG] and music therapy group [MTG]) to assess fatigue, quality of life, and symptoms of depression in women undergoing radiotherapy using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Fatigue (FACT-F) version 4, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) version 4, and Beck Depression Inventory in 3 separate times, namely, during the first week of radiotherapy, on the week of the intermediary phase, and during the last week of radiotherapy. Individual 30- to 40-minute sessions of music therapy with the presence of a trained music therapist were offered to participants.

resultsIn this study, 164 women were randomized and 116 (63 CG and 53 MTG) were included in the analyses, with mean age of 52.90 years (CG) and 51.85 years (MTG). Participants in the MTG had an average of 10 music therapy sessions, totaling 509 sessions throughout the study. FACT-F results were significant regarding Trial Outcome Index ( P = .011), FACT-G ( P = .005), and FACT-F ( P = .001) for the MTG compared with the CG.

conclusionsIndividual music therapy sessions may be effective to reduce fatigue related to cancer and symptoms of depression, as well as to improve quality of life for women with breast or gynecological cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Further well-designed research studies are needed to adequately determine the effects of music therapy on fatigue.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsFatigueFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansMiddle AgedMusic TherapyProspective StudiesRadiotherapybreast cancerfatiguegynecological cancermusic therapyradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID29633652
PMCPMC6142102
OpenAlexW2797695461

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