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Evaluation of Musicotherapy on Pain During Wound Closure in the Emergency Department

Evaluation of Musicotherapy (Application Music Care) on Pain During Wound Closure in the Emergency Department : a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05388591
Acronym
EMERGENCE
Enrollment
171
Registered
2022-05-24
Start date
2022-06-14
Completion date
2023-02-20
Last updated
2025-09-11

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Conditions

Wounds Injuries

Brief summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of music listening (with a musicotherapy application Music Care) on patients pain associated with care during wound suturing in the Adults emergency unit.

Detailed description

BACKGROUND - Music therapy is known as an effective adjuvant treatment for the management of physical pain and anxiety. It is recognised in various medical fields. Wound suturing in the Emergency Department is a potentially stressful and painful experience for patients. OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the effectiveness of music listening (with a musicotherapy application Music Care) on patients pain associated with care during wound suturing in the Adults emergency department. METHODS - Therefore, a prospective, randomised, open-label, multi-centre interventional will be conducted in two Adults Emergency departments of the Reunion Island University hospitals. Patients over 18 years old admitted to the Adults Emergency Departments with a suturable wound (at least one stitch), able to understand and express themselves will be included. The primary outcome is the comparison of maximal VAS score between the two groups. Secondary outcomes are the absolute change in heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, absolute change in anxiety score, suture duration related to the number of stitch, overall patient and practitioner satisfaction. The baseline data collection includes patient age and sex, pain and stress VAS and biological parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate) at admission in box and immediately after suturing. In order to demonstrate a difference of 10mm on VAS with a standard deviation of 20mm, a power of 90% and an alpha risk of 0,05, the number of subjects required is 192. A multivariate analysis was performed on the association between exposure : music/no music and the judgement criteria. Subgroup analyses are planned for age, gender, additional analgesia used, location, duration of analgesia used, location, duration of suture and number of stitches. EXPECTED RESULTS - Thanks to music therapy, a decrease of pain and anxiety associated with sutures in the Emergency room is expected, but also an improvement in the working conditions hospital physicians in the emergency room.

Interventions

Music listening with the application Music Care (style of music chosen by the patient) during wound suturing

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* \> 18 years admitted to ER with suturable wound (at least 1 stitch) * able to understand and express oneself * giving free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator

Exclusion criteria

* who has a severe wound with suspected open fracture or requiring surgical exploration in the operating room * with severe hearing loss or deafness, speech disorders or any acute or chronic condition that compromises listening (at the investigator's discretion), musicogene epilepsy * no social security cover * unable to decide for himself or herself (at the discretion of the investigator): confused patient, foreign language not understood by the investigator, severe acute intoxication, patient with severe neurological or psychiatric comorbidity * under judicial protection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the efficacy of musicotherapy on maximal pain associated with wound injury closure in emergency unitDay 1Comparison of maximal pain using visual analogic scale score between the two groups (scale ranking from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning better score (no pain/no anxiety) and 10 the worse score (maximal pain/anxiety).

Countries

Reunion

Outcome results

None listed

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