Songwriting to Reduce Anxiety in Teens with Sickle Cell Disease
Writing Relaxing Beats in Adolescents Who Have Sickle Cell Disease
This program will try songwriting and performing original songs to see if it helps reduce anxiety in adolescents (ages 11–18) with sickle cell disease.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 30 (estimated) |
| Ages | 11 Years to 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Mayo Clinic Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| Trial ID | NCT07222475 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional program offers adolescents with sickle cell disease guided songwriting sessions as an active music therapy approach that combines composition, performance, and relaxation techniques. Participants will create and play their own songs while researchers collect feedback on practicality and acceptability. Standardized self-report anxiety measures and feasibility questionnaires will be administered before and after the intervention to track changes and usability. The work is conducted in a pediatric setting at the Mayo Clinic and targets English-literate teens who can provide assent.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adolescents aged 11–18 with any type of sickle cell disease who are receiving care at a pediatric center, can read and write English, and can provide assent.
Not a fit: Patients who have transitioned to adult care or who have visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments that prevent completing songwriting activities or study measures may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could give teens a low-cost, creative tool to lower anxiety and improve coping with sickle cell disease and its symptoms.
How similar studies have performed: Music therapy has shown benefits for anxiety and pain in pediatric and adult populations, but songwriting as a structured intervention in adolescents with sickle cell disease is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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
Where this trial is running
Rochester, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic Division of Nursing — Rochester, Minnesota, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: C. Robert Bennett, PhD — Mayo Clinic
- Study coordinator: Pam Peterson
- Email: Peterson.Pamela@Mayo.edu
- Phone: 507-422-5523
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.