Music Therapy for Patients Being Weaned From Mechanical Ventilation

Music Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment in the Management of Stress for Patients Being Weaned From Mechanical Ventilation

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00178139

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-15

Start date

2004-04-30

Completion date

2006-07-31

Last updated

2015-08-28

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Conditions

Respiratory Insufficiency

Keywords

Music Therapy, Mechanical ventilation, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, complementary and alternative therapy

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether Music Therapy interventions can be used as supportive therapy for patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. The music will support the procedure by serving as a stimulus for relaxation and/or pain and anxiety management.Music used is varied according to subject's preferences.

Detailed description

Music therapy interventions will be used as supportive therapy for patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. The music will support the procedure by serving as a stimulus for relaxation and/or pain and anxiety management. The intervention will consist of 40 - 50 minutes of active music therapy and improvisation in which the music is used as a distraction from the hospital setting and the procedure taking place. The intervention will end with 5 to 10 minutes of discussion of music activities/selections to be used between music therapy sessions. The intervention is individualized and can be modified accordingly to the subject's preferences.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMusic Therapy

Music Therapy

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Anxiety * weaning sessions less than 8 hours

Exclusion criteria

weaning trials greater than 8 hours \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate the efficacy of music therapy interventions in assisting patient to be liberated from mechanical ventilation more quickly than control subjects.	prospective

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Exploratory hypotheses will investigate decreased anxiety measured by -physiologic measures	prospective
- decreased use of anxiolytic, antidepressant and antipsychotic agents.	prospective

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026