A Study Comparing Music Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Cancer Survivors

Inclusion Criteria

• •English- or Spanish-speaking
• •18 years or older
• •Prior cancer diagnosis of any type or stage
• •Free of oncological disease, or stable disease with no evidence of progression
• •Score of ≥8 on the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
• •Report anxiety symptoms lasting at least one month
• •Willing to adhere to all study-related procedures, including randomization to one of two treatment arms: MT or CBT
• •Access to Zoom and a quiet/private location
• •English-speaking
• •18 years or older
• •Advanced cancer diagnosis: stage III or IV lung cancer; any stage pancreatic cancer, unresectable cholangiocarcinoma, unresectable liver cancer, unresectable ampullary or peri-ampullary cancer, or other stage IV gastrointestinal cancer; stage III or IV ovarian or fallopian tube cancers or other stage IV gynecologic cancer; stage IV breast cancer; stage III testicular cancer or any stage IV genitourinary cancer; stage IV sarcoma; stage IV melanoma; stage IV endocrine cancer; lymphoma, myeloma, or leukemia
• •Currently receiving oncological treatment or on active surveillance
• •Karnofsky performance score of ≥60
• •Score of ≥8 on the HADS anxiety subscale
• •Anxiety symptoms lasting for at least 1 month
• •Greater than 6-month expected survival as judged by the treating oncologist
• •Willing to adhere to all study procedures
• •Access to Zoom and a quiet/private location
• •English-speaking
• •18 years or older
• •Prior cancer diagnosis of any type or stage
• •Free of oncological disease, or stable disease with no evidence of progression
• •Score of ≥8 on the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
• •Report anxiety symptoms lasting at least one month
• •Willing to adhere to all study-related procedures
• •Access to Zoom and a quiet/private location