Therapeutic Effects of Music on Procedural Outcomes
Effect of Intra-Procedural Low-Tempo Instrumental Music Plus Standard Sedation Versus Standard Sedation Alone on Sedative Requirements in Adults Undergoing Gastroscopy and/or Colonoscopy: a Single-Center, Parallel-Group, Randomized Superiority Trial With Blinded Outcome Assessors and Statisticians
Bahaa Bou Dargham
180 participants
Aug 1, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study will evaluate whether listening to low-tempo instrumental music during gastroscopy and/or colonoscopy can reduce the amount of sedative medication needed during the procedure. Adults undergoing elective gastroscopy and/or colonoscopy with sedation will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will listen to low-tempo instrumental music (60-80 beats per minute) through headphones during the procedure in addition to receiving standard sedation. The other group will receive standard sedation without music. The main outcome of the study is the amount of sedative medication required during the procedure. The study will also compare pain after the procedure, time until discharge, patient satisfaction, and changes in heart rate and blood pressure between the two groups. The researchers hypothesize that patients who listen to low-tempo music will require less sedative medication and may have improved recovery and patient-reported outcomes compared with patients receiving standard sedation alone.
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Interventions
Standardized instrumental music with a tempo of 60-80 beats per minute will be delivered through headphones during the endoscopic procedure. Playback will begin after application of the headphones and continue throughout the procedure. The intervention is provided in addition to standard procedural sedation.
A silent audio file will be delivered through identical headphones during the endoscopic procedure. The file will play and progress in the same manner as the active music file but will contain no audible music. The control procedure is provided in addition to standard procedural sedation.
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NCT07763860