Sequential Allocation Study of Music Duration

Description

The investigators are interested in studying the effects of varying lengths of musical exposure on patient anxiety and stress levels.

Conditions

Anxiety, Patient Satisfaction, Music Exposure

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The investigators are interested in studying the effects of varying lengths of musical exposure on patient anxiety and stress levels.

Sequential Allocation Study of Music Duration

Sequential Allocation Study of Music Duration

Condition
Anxiety
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18-50
  • * Elective scheduled cesarean delivery
  • * Able to provide informed consent
  • * Patient refusal
  • * Impaired hearing
  • * Patient taking at least one anti-anxiolytic medication on a daily basis at baseline
  • * No anxiety (a score of 0, on a scale of 0-10 of pre-music exposure anxiety) after consent is given.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Tufts Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2025-09-01