A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
Tufts Medical Center
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if music use affects anxiety or pain levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery. It will also learn about the effect of music use on patient satisfaction. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does music use affect anxiety levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery? Does music use affect pain levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery? Does music use affect patient satisfaction in parturients admitted to labor and delivery? Researchers will compare music to a control (no music) to see if music affects anxiety levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery. Participants will: Listen to music or listen to no music for a 10 minute duration in the labor and delivery unit. Answer questions about anxiety and pain levels at a few different timepoints. Have information collected from medical charts (vital signs and cervical dilation). Rate their satisfaction with care.
Description
Subjects will be asked their preferred music choice before they are randomly assigned to either the intervention music group, or the no music control group. The study's active intervention group will be listening to the subject's preferred music for a duration of 10 minutes. The subjects will listen to their preferred music choice played from a speaker connected to an audio device, both supplied by the research team. The investigator and the patient will collaborate on patient positioning of the audio device for sound to optimize comfort and safety during the study intervention. Researchers w…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18 years or older * Laboring parturients or those scheduled for an induction of labor * Able to provide informed consent * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status rating of II-III Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Impaired hearing * Patient is taking at least one anxiolytic medication daily at baseline * Intrauterine fetal demise * Severe psychiatric disorder
Interventions
- OtherMusic
Prior to randomization, all participants will pre-select their preferred music genre. If randomized to the music group, their preferred music genre will be played for a 10 minute duration.
Location
- Tufts Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts