The Effect of Music on Procedural Distress During Mobilization in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversiteit Antwerpen

About this trial

This intervention study will investigate the effects of music therapy on procedural distress, the overall experience of pain, anxiety, and stress, during the procedure of sitting up in a chair for patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

They are admitted to the ICU

They have a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score of +1, 0, or -1

They are able to speak Dutch

Disqualifiers

They are younger than 18 years old

They have a hearing impairment

They are in isolation

They have a cranial dressing or intracranial pressure monitoring

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Music

Treatment groups

128 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators