Recruiting

Songwriting

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT07222475

Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Songwriting intervention (active music therapy)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This research aims to see if songwriting can help reduce anxiety in adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease. The purpose of the study is to discover if participants find songwriting and playing their songs to be practical and acceptable, and helpful for managing anxiety.

Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Study ID

NCT07222475

Start date

Feb 5, 2026

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jul 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents aged 11-18 years of age at the time of enrollment and able to provide assent
  • Diagnosed with any type of sickle cell disease
  • Currently receiving care at pediatric center
  • Able to read and write in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Care transitioned to adult facility
  • Visual, hearing, or cognitive impairment which may impede the ability to complete the songwriting intervention or data collection measures

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Active Music Therapy

Songwriting intervention

Interventions

Songwriting intervention (active music therapy)

Participants will engage in a songwriting intervention with a music therapist.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-A) score Change in Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-SF) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Pain Behavior (SF-8a) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Pain Quality - Affective (SF-8a) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Pain Quality - Sensory (SF-8a) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Physical Stress Experiences (SF-8a) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Psychological Stress Experience (SF) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]
  • Change in PROMIS Pediatric Physical Activity (SF) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Pam Peterson

507-422-5523Peterson.Pamela@Mayo.edu

C. Robert Bennett

Bennett.Robert@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic Division of Nursing

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Contacts

Pam Peterson

507-422-5523

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Feb 23, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Music Therapy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-02-23.