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NCT03453814 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Music Intervention for Agitation Reduction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

A NA study, sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26
Enrollment target

NCT03453814: Completed NA study, sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo.

NCT03453814 is a NA study that has completed, run by State University of New York at Buffalo. The registered enrollment target is 26 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03453814, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The objective of this study is to administer music therapy to patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in order to observe how music affects patient agitation, vital signs, and overall recovery in the unit.

Primary Outcome

The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) is a medical scale used to measure the agitation or sedation level of a patient. The scale measures patient agitation and sedation +4 to -5, with a score of 0 equal to an alert and calm patient, a positive score equal to various levels of aggression, and a negative score equal to various levels of sedation. Patients receive one score for one observed time point. Therefore, a patient will have one score from +4 to -5. For the purpose of this study, a b

Interventions

  • OTHER Music Therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 26 participants
Start Date 2018-11-01
Est. Completion 2020-03-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03453814 record still lists

NCT03453814 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 26 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Music Therapy is the first listed.

NCT03453814 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03453814 about?

NCT03453814 is a clinical study titled "Music Intervention for Agitation Reduction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit". The objective of this study is to administer music therapy to patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in order to observe how music affects patient agitation, vital signs, and overall recovery in the unit.

What is the current status of trial NCT03453814?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 26 participants. The study started on 2018-11-01. Estimated completion is 2020-03-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03453814?

The interventions under investigation include: Music Therapy (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03453814?

This trial is sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo, which has 243 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03453814's enrollment target sits among peer trials

26 1710th of 2000 higher than 289 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03453814, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03453814 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.