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Could a personal playlist calm nerves during heart surgery?

NCT ID NCT07786961

Symptom relief Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether listening to a personalized music playlist during coronary interventional procedures can reduce anxiety and pain. About 208 adults with acute coronary syndrome will be randomly assigned to either standard care or standard care plus music through wireless earphones throughout the procedure. Researchers will measure anxiety levels, pain, blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation to see if music makes a difference.

What this could mean

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Active substance
personalized music playlist delivered via wireless earphones during the procedure
What this could lead to
If effective, this simple, drug-free approach could become a standard addition to heart procedures, easing anxiety and pain without extra medication.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and open-label, so results may be influenced by patient expectations. Music may not meaningfully reduce anxiety or pain for everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 208 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Oct 2029

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * age \>18 years; * provision of written informed consent and ability to understand the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); * patients with very-high-risk non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), as classified according to the 2023 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines; * patients in cardiogenic shock; * presence of hearing impairment or deafness, assessed through clinical history; * patients unable to express their musical preferences; * patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest; * use of antipsychotic medications, assessed through clinical history; * history of epilepsy, assessed through clinical history.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute coronary syndrome

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Acute coronary syndrome

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • SS Annunziata Hospital, Sassari

    Sassari, Sardinia, 07100, Italy

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