Music may boost pleasant dreams during sedation, study finds
NCT ID NCT07389954
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether music affects dreaming during sedation with propofol. 300 adults having minor surgery were randomly assigned to hear their favorite music, other music, or silence through headphones. Researchers checked if they dreamed and how pleasant those dreams were. The goal is to see if music can make sedation more comfortable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music
- What this could lead to
- If music boosts pleasant dreaming during sedation, it could improve patient experience and satisfaction for minor surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study. The effect may be small or not apply to other settings. Dream recall is subjective and hard to measure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged ≥ \[19\] years and ≤ \[70\] years. * Scheduled for an elective procedure under intravenous propofol sedation at Wonkwang University Hospital. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III. * Able to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known hearing impairment that would interfere with headphone-based auditory intervention. * Pre-existing cognitive impairment or delirium at baseline (e.g., diagnosed dementia or active delirium). * Use of sedatives, hypnotics, or psychoactive medications that could confound dreaming assessment, per protocol. * Significant neurologic or psychiatric disorder that may affect dream recall/reporting. * Inability to complete the postoperative PACU interview or inability to communicate reliably. * Any condition judged by the investigator to make participation unsafe or data uninterpretable.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRB of Wonkwnag University Hospital
Iksan, 54538, South Korea
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