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NCT03931733 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Impact of Receptive Music Therapy in the ICU

A NA study, sponsored by Inova Health Care Services.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118
Enrollment target

NCT03931733: Completed NA study, sponsored by Inova Health Care Services.

NCT03931733 is a NA study that has completed, run by Inova Health Care Services. The registered enrollment target is 118 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03931733, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Inova Health Care Services.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Music Therapy has an effect on pain, agitation, and vital signs of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) when compared to usual care. Music Therapy is an intervention provided to patients after a referral by a nurse or attending physician. Patients will be assigned to two groups. The intervention group will receive 1 30 minute music therapy intervention provided by a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC). The music therapy intervention will consist of a relaxation experience with live music presented by the MT-BC on an acoustic guitar, and include improvised music and/or structured songs, created as an ongoing musical experience in response to the immediate needs of the patient. Vital signs, pain, and agitation are collected pre and post. Patients assigned to the control group will receive usual care for a patient in the ICU. Vital signs, pain, and agitation will be collected.

Primary Outcome

Physiologic Intervention

Interventions

  • OTHER Music Therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 118 participants
Start Date 2018-11-26
Est. Completion 2020-03-31
Phase NA
Inova Health Care Services

75 total trials

What the finished NCT03931733 record still lists

NCT03931733 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 118 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

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

NCT03931733 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03931733 about?

NCT03931733 is a clinical study titled "The Impact of Receptive Music Therapy in the ICU". The purpose of this study is to determine whether Music Therapy has an effect on pain, agitation, and vital signs of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) when compared to usual care. Music Therapy is an intervention provided to patients after a referral by a nurse or attending physician. Patien...

What is the current status of trial NCT03931733?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 118 participants. The study started on 2018-11-26. Estimated completion is 2020-03-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03931733?

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

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03931733?

This trial is sponsored by Inova Health Care Services, which has 75 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03931733's enrollment target sits among peer trials

118 803rd of 2000 higher than 1,194 of 2,000 other NA trials

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

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