Tuning in: music may boost C-Section satisfaction
NCT ID NCT06539754
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether letting women listen to music during a planned cesarean delivery makes them more satisfied with the experience. 61 women having a scheduled C-section were given the option to play music. They and their support person filled out surveys rating their satisfaction. The goal is to see if a simple change like music can improve the birth experience.
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Study facts
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- 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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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Singleton pregnancy * Second or third cesarean delivery * Scheduled cesarean delivery at Geisinger Medical Center * Able and willing to provide consent * English speaking * Greater than or equal to 37 weeks' gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Fetal anomaly * Multifetal gestation * Hearing loss requiring a sign interpreter or hearing aids * Planned general anesthesia * Intrauterine fetal demise * Participants that present in labor or require urgent/emergent cesarean delivery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Geisinger
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
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