Musical Intervention on Stress Effects in Critically Ill Patients

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO · Nov 1, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring how listening to music may help reduce stress in critically ill patients who are on a ventilator. Researchers want to see if music can lower certain stress-related substances in the body, such as cortisol and interleukin-6, which can impact health. The goal is to find out if this musical intervention can help improve the overall well-being of patients in intensive care units (ICUs).

To participate in this study, patients must be adults who have been in the ICU for at least 24 hours and are currently receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, which means they need assistance to breathe. They should be sedated but not in pain during the procedure. However, patients with serious neurological or psychiatric issues, hearing problems, or who are expected to pass away soon are not eligible to join. If enrolled, participants can expect to listen to music as part of their care while their health is carefully monitored. This trial is currently looking for volunteers to help understand the potential benefits of music in critical care settings.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults
• • Admitted to the ICU for a minimum of 24 hours
• • Intubated patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation
• • Arterial catheter carriers / central venous catheter
• • Sedation level: BIS: 40 - 60
• • No pain at the time of and during the procedure, which will be measured by a score of 0 on ESCID scale
• • Not having previously undergone any other musical intervention.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Severe neurological disease or injury (CNS pathologies such as encephalitis, diffuse axonal injury, etc.)
• • Severe psychiatric illness
• • Suspected or confirmed drug or alcohol overdose/intoxication/abstinence
• • Hearing impairment
• • Skull lesions that preclude the use of headphones
• • Patients with limitation of therapeutic effort or death expected within 24 hours
• • Brain death diagnosis
• • Failure to obtain informed consent from the legal representative within 72 hours of presentation
• • Refusal of the responsible physician.