Music Therapy for Post-cardiac Surgery Pain Management

Music Therapy as a Supplement to Post Surgery Pain Management in Cardiac Surgery Patient Following Median Sternotomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05098561

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-28

Start date

2018-10-15

Completion date

2024-09-15

Last updated

2026-03-09

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Conditions

Opioid Use

Brief summary

Music therapy as a supplement to post surgery pain management in cardiac surgery patients following median sternotomy.

Detailed description

2\. Specific Aims: 1. Primary Aim: To assess whether music therapy can decrease the amount of opioid type pain medications used. Hypothesis: Music therapy reduces the amount of opioid type pain medication used in management of post-operative pain and discomfort. 2. Secondary Aims: i. To identify the gender and age groups of patients who can benefit from music therapy as a supplement to post-operative pain management. Hypothesis: Majority of the population of patient benefits from music therapy as a supplement to postoperative pain management. ii. To assess whether music therapy can increase patient satisfaction. Hypothesis: Music therapy increases patient satisfaction.

Interventions

OTHERMusic Treatment

The nurse will set up the appropriate music genre for the each music treatment patient, based on patient's preference obtained from the pre-operative questionnaire, by using the bedside computer and using Pandora, the internet music streaming service.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Randomize patients into music treatment group and non-music treatment control group. 30 patients per group. Patients will be enrolled into each group on an alternate bases.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing cardiac surgery via median sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency cases. * Patients with hearing impairment. * Patients with dementia or other mental status changes. * Patients who are clinically unstable postoperatively. * Patients who develop postoperative complications. * Patients who are non-English speaking.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The amount of Opioid type pain medication used	In the immediate post operative period, while patient still in the ICU	To assess whether the use of music therapy can decrease the amount of opioid type pain medications used.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORStanley Tam

Steward St Elizabeth Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026