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Music as medicine: 30 minutes may ease heart surgery stress

NCT ID NCT04551469

Symptom relief Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a 30-minute music session can reduce stress, anxiety, and pain in adults recovering from heart surgery. Researchers will measure stress hormones, vital signs, and patient-reported feelings in 120 participants. The goal is to see if music offers a simple, side-effect-free way to improve recovery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
music intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help heart surgery patients feel less anxious and recover more comfortably.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study (120 people) measuring short-term effects only. The benefits may be modest or not apply to all patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

120 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2025

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit or the Cardiac Surgical Step Down Unit after undergoing heart valve replacement/repair and/or coronary artery bypass surgery, or aortic repair over the age of 18 years, hemodynamically stable, extubated and able to hear music. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that are deaf, hemodynamically unstable, intubated, and on infectious disease precautions after surgery.

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Conditions

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anxiety disorder

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Cardiac surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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