# A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Live and Recorded Music-Based Interventions on Pre-operative Stress, Mood, Pain and Biomarkers, in Neurosurgical Patients (Music-STAR Trial)

> **NCT06536504** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **M.D. Anderson Cancer Center** · enrollment: 132 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Stress
- Pain

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Steinway Spirio M recording/player piano

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06536504
- **Lead sponsor:** M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-12-19
- **Primary completion:** 2027-03-01
- **Final completion:** 2029-03-01
- **Target enrollment:** 132 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06536504

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06536504, "A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Live and Recorded Music-Based Interventions on Pre-operative Stress, Mood, Pain and Biomarkers, in Neurosurgical Patients (Music-STAR Trial)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06536504. Licensed CC0.

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