Music Listening: A Mechanistic Trial
Recruiting · NCT05541029 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Live musicRecorded musicUsual care
What this trial is about
A randomized within-subject crossover trial to compare the effects of live and recorded music listening on biomarkers of stress and pain among children receiving mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Who can take part
Age range
2 Months to 17 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 2 months -17 years old
- intubated and receiving MV
- expected to have a PICU stay of \>72 hours
Exclusion criteria
- Primary caregiver does not read, write, and speak English
- The child is not expected to survive the PICU stay
- The child has deafness in both ears, has a history of musicogenic epilepsy, is receiving neuromuscular blockade infusion
- The child has a diagnosis of COVID-19
- The child was admitted for a new traumatic brain injury
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States