NCT00178139

Music Therapy for Patients Being Weaned From Mechanical Ventilation

Music Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment in the Management of Stress for Patients Being Weaned From Mechanical Ventilation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether Music Therapy interventions can be used as supportive therapy for patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. The music will support the procedure by serving as a stimulus for relaxation and/or pain and anxiety management.Music used is varied according to subject's preferences.

Detailed description

Music therapy interventions will be used as supportive therapy for patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. The music will support the procedure by serving as a stimulus for relaxation and/or pain and anxiety management. The intervention will consist of 40 - 50 minutes of active music therapy and improvisation in which the music is used as a distraction from the hospital setting and the procedure taking place. The intervention will end with 5 to 10 minutes of discussion of music activities/selections to be used between music therapy sessions. The intervention is individualized and can be modified accordingly to the subject's preferences.

Conditions

• Respiratory Insufficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music Therapy	Music Therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-04-01
• Primary completion: 2006-07-01
• Completion: 2006-07-01
• First posted: 2005-09-15
• Last updated: 2015-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States