Overview
This study is a single-center, randomized controlled, prospective trial investigating the application of Digital Mind-Body Therapy based on digital music and biofeedback (DMBT) during neoadjuvant treatment in patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants voluntarily agree to take part in this study and provide written informed consent.
- Female, aged ≥18 years.
- Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer.
- Planned to receive neoadjuvant therapy.
- Completion of psychosomatic assessment prior to initiation of neoadjuvant therapy, with at least two of the following domains reaching mild or higher severity: anxiety, depression, insomnia, or psychological distress (severity classified according to established clinical cut-off values of the respective assessment scales).
- Good compliance and willingness to adhere to follow-up.
- Normal hearing, without severe hearing impairment.
- Possession of a smartphone and ability to independently operate mobile applications.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of distant metastasis.
- History of other malignancies, except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other cancers with disease-free survival \>5 years.
- Immunodeficiency or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- Severe dysfunction of the heart, lungs, liver, or kidneys.
- Uncontrolled infection or active infection.
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Markedly abnormal psychological or cognitive status that precludes completion of psychosomatic assessment.
- Prior diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychiatric disorders secondary to medical conditions.
