Vanderbilt Clinical Trials

Family-Centered Songwriting in Pediatric Palliative Care

Purpose

This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of a family-centered songwriting intervention for cognitively-impaired children referred to a palliative care service.

Condition

Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Between 7 Years and 17 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

children ages 7-17 years - cognitive impairment (T-score of 40 or below on the PROMIS Parent-Proxy Cognitive Function) - receiving palliative/complex care - progressively declining disease - ability to hear. - parents 18 years of age and older - parent without cognitive impairment - parent able to speak/understand English

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental cognitively impaired children	This is a single-group study; all participants will be offered the songwriting intervention.	Behavioral: Songwriting with licensed music therapist Song selected by parent-child dyad with recordings of physiologic components (i.e. heartbeat, breathing)

More Details

Status: Completed
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University

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Detailed Description

Music-based interventions have previously been shown to reduce psychological distress in children with life-threatening conditions. However, children with cognitive impairment are frequently excluded from these studies. Our study will evaluate the efficacy a family-centered songwriting intervention for the following outcomes: child psychological and physical symptoms, parent psychological distress, and family environment. Following recruitment, parent-child dyads will undergo 4 sessions with a licensed music therapist (anticipated to last 1 hour each). During these sessions, families and their children will select a song and engage in a songwriting process which includes various physiologic sounds from the child (i.e. heart rate, breathing). At the conclusion of these four sessions, a music DVD will be produced and delivered to the family.

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