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NCT04551469
A Randomized Clinical Trial to Measure Efficacy of Music on Cardiac Surgery Patients
NA trial testing music in Cardiac Surgery in 120 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.
10 May 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Massachusetts General Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Active, enrolled |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 120 |
| Start date | 1 July 2021 |
| Primary completion | 10 May 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 30 December 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- music
Conditions studied
- Cardiac Surgery — all drugs for Cardiac Surgery →
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Who can join
Adults 18 to 90, any sex, with Cardiac Surgery. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Cardiac surgery involves both physical and psychological stress for patients from time of decision to the recovery period. The physical aspects and the impact on the psychological experience makes the post-operative period a difficult time for patients. Patients often experience emotional distress, uncertainty, and fear. A non-pharmacological intervention of music may affect the patient's perception of early recovery with little to no side effects. Current research has demonstrated efficacy in psychological and physical responses. there is limited data on the endocrinologic (cortisol) and immunologic biomarkers Immunoglobulin A to a music intervention. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to measure both psychological/physical response and biomarkers pre and post a 30-minute music intervention compared to standard of care experience A randomized, placebo-controlled, pre-post clinical trial will be initiated to demonstrate the effect that music has on the primary outcome of serum cortisol and secondary outcomes of anxiety, pain, blood pressure, heart rate, respirations, and Immunoglobulin A in adult patients after cardiac surgery.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04551469 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Massachusetts General Hospital
- Last refreshed: 30 September 2025
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