Audio Quality and Patient Comfort with a Bone-Conduction Sound System for MRI Examinations

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039295

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-10

Start date

2026-02-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Patient comfort and audio quality using a bone conduction based audio system for MRI

Interventions

Group 1: 1:1 randomization into two groups (A/B). Group A undergoes an elective MRI examination using conventional headphones, followed by an additional abdominal sequence using the bone-conduction ba

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting for an elective abdominal MRI, who are at least 18 years old and able to give informed consent, can be enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Usual contraindications towards MRI apply as well as inability to give informed consent, being underage, emergency examinations, pregnancy, deafness and lack of German language skills.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Audio quality when using the sound system integrated into the head coil, rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5, compared with the audio quality using conventional headphones (assessed by a questionnaire administered after the examination).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient comfort when using the sound system integrated into the head coil, compared with comfort when using conventional headphones, rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (assessed by a questionnaire administered after the examination). Speech comprehensibility, assessed by word repetition when using the sound system integrated into the head coil compared with conventional headphones; percentage of correctly repeated words (documented using predefined word lists by the examination staff during the examination). General assessment of patient opinions regarding the sound system integrated into the head coil (assessed by a questionnaire administered after the examination). Documentation of sequences that need to be repeated due to non-compliance (e.g., as a result of insufficient auditory comprehensibility), documented by the examination staff and identifiable in the PACS. Image quality of breath-hold sequences compared between the audio systems, rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (assessed during image evaluation by the study physicians).	—

Measure

Time frame

Patient comfort when using the sound system integrated into the head coil, compared with comfort when using conventional headphones, rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (assessed by a questionnaire administered after the examination). Speech comprehensibility, assessed by word repetition when using the sound system integrated into the head coil compared with conventional headphones; percentage of correctly repeated words (documented using predefined word lists by the examination staff during the examination). General assessment of patient opinions regarding the sound system integrated into the head coil (assessed by a questionnaire administered after the examination). Documentation of sequences that need to be repeated due to non-compliance (e.g., as a result of insufficient auditory comprehensibility), documented by the examination staff and identifiable in the PACS. Image quality of breath-hold sequences compared between the audio systems, rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (assessed during image evaluation by the study physicians).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSimon Friedrich Rösel

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

simonfriedrich.roesel@med.uni-goettingen.de+495513962155

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026