Decreasing Emergence Delirium With Personalized Music

Launched by WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · Jan 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Decreasing Emergence Delirium With Personalized Music," is studying how playing personalized music can help reduce a condition called emergence delirium in children aged 3 to 9 years undergoing a specific ear surgery known as myringotomy. Emergence delirium can cause confusion and agitation as children wake up from anesthesia. The researchers at Washington University in St. Louis want to see if listening to music that the child enjoys can make waking up from surgery calmer and more relaxing.

To participate in this study, children must be between 3 and 9 years old and scheduled for a myringotomy. However, children who have other surgeries at the same time, those who don’t like music, or those whose parents or guardians choose not to participate won’t be included. If eligible, children will have the chance to listen to their favorite music during the surgery. This research is currently recruiting participants, and it aims to understand whether this simple approach can improve the recovery experience for young patients.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Child aged 3-9 years
• • Presenting for unilateral or bilateral myringotomy under GA
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Combined procedures
• • Lack of interest in music (e.g., child who does not have musical preferences)
• • Inability to hear music (patients with mild-moderate hearing loss who can perceive music will be included)
• • Parent/guardian or patient refusal