Effects of Music Therapy on Psychological States Among Cancer Patients Undergoing MRI Scans and a Relevant Mediator

Pulse rates

The change of pulse rates during MRI scanning

Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 1 day

Respiration rate

The change of respiration rate during MRI scanning

Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

Scanning efficiency

Duration of actual scans require, duration of the whole process, and the frequency of pause due to patient in-compliance

Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

Patient satisfaction level

A 1 to 5 satisfaction scale, with 1 being strongly unsatisfied, 2 being unsatisfied, 3 being somewhere between unsatisfied and satisfied, 4 being quite satisfied. and 5 being strongly satisfied

Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 days

Patient attention to music (only for the music therapy group)

A 1 to 5 self-rating scale, with 1 being fully attended during the whole process, 2 being attended most time during scanning, 3 being attended sometime during scanning, 4 being unattended most time during scanning, and 5 being fully unattended

Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 days