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title: Music as a Complement to Pharmacological Sedation in Ventilator Treated ICU Patients.
nct_id: NCT05602662
overall_status: RECRUITING
phase: NA
sponsor: Karlstad Central Hospital
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Music Therapy
countries: Sweden
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05602662"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2026-02-12
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:14:14.913Z"
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# Music as a Complement to Pharmacological Sedation in Ventilator Treated ICU Patients.

**Official Title:** Music as a Complement to Pharmacological Sedation in Ventilator Treated ICU Patients - Prospective Randomized Cross-over Study.

**NCT ID:** [NCT05602662](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05602662)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 100
- **Lead Sponsor:** Karlstad Central Hospital
- **Collaborators:** Uppsala University Hospital, University Hospital of Gothenburg Sweden, Central Hospital of Gävle, Sweden, Central Hospital of Falun Sweden, University Hospital of Örebro Sweden
- **Conditions:** Music Therapy
- **Start Date:** 2022-04-01
- **Completion Date:** 2027-12-31
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2026-02-12

## Brief Summary

Can music theraphy during mechanical ventilation in the ICU, decrease the need of pharmacological sedation? Included patients will listen to music selected by a music therapist via headphones two times one hour during two days. Effects on heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and dosing of pharmacological sedation will be observed. 100 patients will be included and radomized equally to earphones with and without music.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 100 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** Yes

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Inclusion Criteria: In the ICU, entilator treated adults \> 18 years.

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Exclusion Criteria:

* Children \>18 years.
* Deaf people.
* Children \<18 Years
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## Arms

- **Music therapy during mechanical ventilation in the iCU.** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Headphones with music.
- **Comparator** (SHAM_COMPARATOR) — Headphones only.

## Interventions

- **Music** (BEHAVIORAL) — Music therapy during mechanical ventilation

## Primary Outcomes

- **Changed dose of sedatives,** _(time frame: 2 times one hour)_ — Change of sedative treatment during mechanical ventilation.

## Locations (1)

- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden — _RECRUITING_

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