Healing harmonies: music therapy tested for coma recovery

NCT ID NCT07544602

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Mercy Health Ohio Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study will test whether playing selected music through headphones can help people in a coma after a severe traumatic brain injury recover cognitive function. Researchers will compare 35 patients who receive music therapy to similar patients from the past who did not. They will measure brain activity and consciousness levels at ICU discharge, hospital discharge, and three months after injury.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: music therapy
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help coma patients regain cognitive function after brain injury.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early observational study with only 35 people, not a randomized trial. Results may not apply to all brain injury patients, and the therapy might not show clear benefits.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Brain Injuries, Traumatic traumatic brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Youngstown, Ohio, 44501, United States
St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Youngstown, Ohio, 44502, United States

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