Effects of Live Music on the Perception of Noise in the SICU: A Patient, Caregiver, and Medical Staff Environmental Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Stress; Pain
• Interventions: Other: Live music

• Registration Number: NCT02269527
• Lead Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Brief Summary

The use of live music in SICU might affect the perception of noise, which may reduce staff's stress level and further decrease the possibility of clinical errors, reduce patient's anxiety and perception of pain as well as increase compliance from patient and family. Live music might also enhance the quality of stay and promote a holistic healing process for the patient.

Detailed Description

In this study, the research team is looking at the effect of the live music provided by a trained music therapist, created through incorporating the noises in the SICU - such as the beeping of the machines as part of the elements in the music, to organize the sound environment as well as introducing familiar songs, chosen according to the cultures and ages of the patients, caregivers and staff, to increase a sense of familiarity and comfort. Through the intervention, the research team hope to ameliorate the effects of a noxious sound environment, which may reduce the stress level of the staff and increase their acuity level while decrease patients and caregivers' anxiety level and improve their mood state and the quality of hospitalization

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-17
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-02
• Study Completion: 2020-03-02
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 204

Inclusion Criteria

• SICU patients, caregivers, and physicians/nursing staff

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-medical Staff

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Live music	Live music	1-hour live music 5 days/week

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre and Post-intervention score on the perception of SICU noises from SICU and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for SICU patients	1 week	Environmental Music Therapy will ameliorate the perception of noises and decrease the anxiety level of SICU patients and caregivers
Pre and Post-intervention score on the perception of SICU noises from SICU patients, caregivers	1 week
Self-report stress level from SICU staff	6 months	Environmental music therapy will reduce stress level for SICU staff.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mount Sinai Beth Israel; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States