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NCT Number: NCT07459855

This is a Study to Find Out Whether Music Therapy Can Reduce Stress During Wound Care

This study involves hospitalized patients who need wound dressing procedures. Patients will be assigned by chance to one of two groups. One group will listen to music of their choice during wound care, while the other group will receive standard wound care without music. The investigators will then compare the two groups to see whether listening to music helps reduce stress and improve the experience during the procedure.

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Key information

Conditions

Wound Surgical Surgical Wound Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

Bellinzona, Switzerland

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Davide La Regina, MD

CONTACT

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitalized patients undergoing wound dressing procedures
  • Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Cognitive impairment or language barriers
  • Severe hearing impairment
  • Clinical instability requiring urgent medical intervention at the time of wound dressing

Treatment and study plan

Music

Other

patient-selected music

Primary outcomes

  1. change in heart rate

    Time frame: periprocedural

Secondary outcomes

  1. change in blood pressure

    Time frame: periprocedural

  2. change in respiratory rate

    Time frame: periprocedural

  3. change in oxygen saturation

    Time frame: periprocedural

  4. pain intensity

    Time frame: periprocedural

    Patient-reported outcomes. Patient-reported pain intensity is assessed using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS; range 0-10). The Numerical Rating Scale is a scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity and therefore represent a worse outcome.

  5. perceived anxiety

    Time frame: periprocedural

    Patient-reported outcomes, assessed using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS, 0-10). The Numerical Rating Scale is a scale ranging from 0 (no anxiety) to 10 (worst imaginable anxiety). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety and therefore represent a worse outcome.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Davide La Regina, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0041918119106

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Music Therapy to Reduce Stress and Increase Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Surgical Wound Dressings in the In-hospital Setting: a Randomized Study

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 10, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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