Music during surgery may tame stress and inflammation
NCT ID NCT06166186
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether playing music through headphones during liver donation surgery could reduce the body's stress and inflammation response. 61 adult liver donors were randomly assigned to hear music or no music during their operation. Researchers measured inflammatory markers like interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha in blood samples taken before and after surgery to see if music made a difference.
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 it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to reduce stress and inflammation during major surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 61 participants. The results may not apply to all surgeries or patients, and the effect of music on inflammation is still uncertain.
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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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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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18 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: * Patients undergoing donor hepatectomy * American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1 to 2 * Ability to consent Exclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists greater than 2 * Documented or known sensitivity to any drug to be used in the study. * Patient with immunosuppressant/ cytotoxic/ steroid therapy. * not understand the aim and objectives of the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istinye University Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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