Your own playlist might calm nerves before surgery, study says
NCT ID NCT07206186
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether letting patients choose and listen to their own music during anesthesia induction and emergence can lower anxiety and improve comfort. One hundred adults having eye surgery will be randomly assigned to either hear their chosen music or receive standard care without music. Researchers will measure anxiety levels and patient satisfaction to see if music makes 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 (patient's choice)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety before and after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Music may not reduce anxiety for all patients.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Written informed consent * Elective ophthalmological surgery under general anesthesia (e.g. strabismus surgery, cataract surgery or other lens surgery, glaucoma surgery, keratoplasty or other corneal transplantation, vitrectomy or other retinal surgery, lacrimal duct surgery) * Age: 18-70 years * ASA score I-II (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing psychiatric disorder (e.g. anxiety disorder, PTSD, depression) * Chronic pain patients * Language barrier * Anticipated difficult airway * Pregnancy
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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