Interactive Group Drumming in Improving the Hospital Experience in Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the feasibility of conducting a larger study on the effects of interactive group drumming (IGD) intervention on patients who receive hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To study how IGD affects the quality of life with patients who are receiving HCT.

II. To obtain preliminary data regarding an optimal number of IGD sessions.

III. To obtain preliminary data regarding an optimal length for individual sessions.

IV. To obtain preliminary data regarding whether the effect of IGD on targeted variables (energy, mood, relaxation, stress, anxiety, pain, and patient satisfaction) is more pronounced with successive sessions.

V. To obtain preliminary data on the impact of IGD with and without support care provider participation in sessions.

VI. To obtain data on the impact of IGD sessions on participant understanding of the relationship between music and wellness and participants’ intention to use music to manage the challenges of emotional self-care during post HCT survivorship.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo 4 facilitator-led IGD sessions over 10-30 minutes with the first session occurring as soon as possible after hospital admission, the second within the first 3 days, and the third and fourth sessions occurring within one week after HCT.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 4 weeks.