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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Valero-Cantero, Inmaculada author Carrión-Velasco, Yolanda author Casals, Cristina author Martínez-Valero, Francisco Javier author Barón-López, Francisco Javier author Vázquez-Sánchez, María Ángeles author 2020-11-16 Background: Sleep disorders are commonly experienced by community caregivers for persons with cancer, with at least 72% reporting moderate to severe disorders. A consequence of this condition, which is associated with the presence of overload in the caregiver, is the increased risk of clinical depression. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of music on the sleep quality achieved by informal caregivers for cancer patients receiving home palliative care. In addition, we will assess the influence of specific variables that could modify these effects, analyse the correlates related to nocturnal wakefulness and consider the diurnal consequences according to the sleep characteristics identified. Methods: This single-blind, multicentre, randomised clinical trial will focus on informal providers of care for cancer patients. Two samples of 40 caregivers will be recruited. The first, intervention, group will receive seven musicbased sessions. The control group will be masked with seven sessions of therapeutic education (reinforcing previous sessions). Outcomes will be evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a triaxial accelerometer, EuroQol-5D-5L, the Caregiver Strain Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. The caregivers’ satisfaction with the intervention performed will also be examined. Discussion: This study is expected to extend our understanding of the efficacy of music therapy in enhancing the sleep quality of caregivers for patients receiving home palliative care. To our knowledge, no reliable scientific investigations of this subject have previously been undertaken. Music is believed to benefit certain aspects of sleep, but this has yet to be proven and, according to a Cochrane review, high-quality research in this field is necessary. One of the main strengths of our study, which heightens the quality of the randomised clinical trial design, is the objective assessment of physical activity by accelerometry and the use of both objective and subjective measures of sleep in caregivers. Music therapy for the caregivers addressed in this study is complementary, readily applicable, provokes no harmful side effects and may produce significant benefits. 10.1186/s12912-020-00501-2 1472-6955 BMC Nursing http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4398 33292183 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/18151 Music therapy Caregivers Family caregiver Sleep Accelerometry Palliative care Palliative cancer Home care Oncology nursing Nurses Musicoterapia Cuidadores Cuidador familiar Sueño Acelerometría Cuidados paliativos Servicios de atención de salud a domicilio Enfermería oncológica Enfermeras y enfermeros Intervention to improve quality of sleep of palliative patient carers in the community: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial