Health Condition 1: null- Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Music: Patient preferred relaxing and familiar instrumental music presented via noise cancellation headphones for 20 minutes
Control Intervention1: Silence: Patients exposed to silence
Sponsors
Manipal University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) Systolic heart failure with documented history of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) ii) If most recent evidence of LVEF > 40%, NYHA to be > Class I iii) Optimal Heart Failure medical therapy that includes a beta-blocker and ACEI or ARB iv) Able to read and write in Kannada
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i) Atrial fibrillation or implanted rhythm or pacing device ii)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time and frequency domain measures of heart rate variabilityTimepoint: Post-music and post-silence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Psychosocial factors (Cardiac Depression Scale, PANAS, STAI (State and Trait)) 2) Knowledge (Heart Failure Specific Health Literacy Scale, Brief Medication Questionnaire) 3) Brief Music Experience Survey Timepoint: Baseline, post-music, post-silence | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSamia Toukhsati
Manipal University
Outcome results
None listed