Intensive Care Units
Conditions
Keywords
intensive care units, mechanical ventilation, music therapy
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of sound insulation and music therapy on the comfort of mechanically ventilated patients admitted to intensive care unit measured by the Bispectral Index (BIS), the Ramsay sedation scale and the Behaviour Pain Scale (BPS)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSound isolation / Music therapy
Sound isolation: we will used headphones Noise Candelling HI-FI Polk Audio UF 8000 Control Talk for sound isolation. Music therapy: we will used relaxing Zen music. Light Reiki Touch (Album: Merlin's Magic; Composer: Andreas Mock. Published in 1995 by Inner Worl Music)
Sponsors
Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of both sexes * Patients over 18 years old * Patients with a level of consciousness BIS ≥ 50
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with withholding treatment * Patients with partial or complete reduction of hearing in one or both ears * Patients with altered mental states: psychosis, schizophrenia, paranoia, neurosis, etc. * Patients with acute disease of the central nervous system: stroke, coma, encephalopathic process, etc. * Patients with an axillary temperature \> 37.5º
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bispectral Index (BIS) | Up to 4 hours |
| Ramsay sedation scale | Up to 4 hours |
| Behaviour Pain Scale (BPS) | Up to 4 hours |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Endotracheal aspirations | Up to 4 hours |
| Blood pressure | Up to 4 hours |
| Administration of vasodilator and vasoconstrictor drugs | Up to 4 hours |
| Administration of sedatives drugs | Up to 4 hours |
| Heart rate | Up to 4 hours |
| Respiratory frequency | Up to 4 hours |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed