Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
Tufts Medical Center
106 participants
May 30, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- 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 Criteria5
- Patient refusal
- Impaired hearing
- Patient is taking at least one anxiolytic medication daily at baseline
- Intrauterine fetal demise
- Severe psychiatric disorder
Interventions
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.
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NCT06969105