Can a 20-Minute playlist calm a heart attack Patient's nerves?
NCT ID NCT06017947
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Acute coronary syndrome, which includes heart attacks, often triggers intense anxiety during the rush to hospital. Researchers are testing whether playing music for 20 minutes in the ambulance, on top of usual care, lowers anxiety and pain more than usual care alone. The trial enrolls adults with confirmed or suspected acute coronary syndrome who report at least moderate anxiety and face a transport time of more than 30 minutes. Participants are randomly assigned to hear music or receive standard care only, and researchers measure anxiety and pain using simple rating scales.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a 20-minute music listening session during ambulance transport
- What this could lead to
- If it works, music could become a simple, drug-free way to calm patients with acute coronary syndrome during the ambulance ride to hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial of 92 people in one French region, so the results may not apply everywhere. Music may not ease anxiety more than usual care, and it cannot replace standard heart treatment.
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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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About 92 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 and over * With an established or suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome diagnosis * With a stable clinical condition at the initial assessment: * Whose anxiety assessment is \> or = 30/100 mm on the Visual Analogue Scale * Having provided express, free and informed consent * With an estimated transport time of at least \> 30 minutes Exclusion Criteria: * Under guardianship, curatorship or judicial safeguard procedure * With hearing and visual impairments * Participating in another clinical trial or having already been included in this study. * Supported by helicopter
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
RECRUITINGSaint-Pierre, Île de La Réunion, 97448, France
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