Critical Illness
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Music Therapy has an effect on pain, agitation, and vital signs of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) when compared to usual care. Music Therapy is an intervention provided to patients after a referral by a nurse or attending physician. Patients will be assigned to two groups. The intervention group will receive 1 30 minute music therapy intervention provided by a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC). The music therapy intervention will consist of a relaxation experience with live music presented by the MT-BC on an acoustic guitar, and include improvised music and/or structured songs, created as an ongoing musical experience in response to the immediate needs of the patient. Vital signs, pain, and agitation are collected pre and post. Patients assigned to the control group will receive usual care for a patient in the ICU. Vital signs, pain, and agitation will be collected.
Interventions
OTHERMusic Therapy
Single thirty minute receptive music therapy intervention.
Sponsors
Inova Health Care Services
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Masking description
Patients are assigned to either the intervention or control group based on flipping a coin.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or greater * On a Mechanical Ventilator
Exclusion criteria
* Airborne and Special Contact Isolation * Non English or Spanish Speaking LARs * Pregnant * Prisoners * Brain Dead * Unstable bradycardia or hypotension * Patients who have been referred to music therapy with a goal of stimulation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in heart rate | 30 minutes | Physiologic Intervention |
| Change in respiratory rate | 30 minutes | Physiologic Intervention |
| Change in Oxygenation | 30 minutes | Physiologic Intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT): Range of 0-8 Includes 2 points for: Facial expression, body movements, muscle tension, compliance with the ventilator/vocalization. Intent is decrease in pain level. | 30 minutes | Pain |
| RASS: The Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) 0 (Alert and Calm) -1 -5: Drowsy/Unarousable +1-+4 Agitated/Combative Intent is decrease in agitation level | 30 minutes | Agitation |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed