Music during eye surgery may calm nerves and blood pressure
NCT ID NCT02892825
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether listening to music through headphones during cataract surgery could reduce anxiety and prevent high blood pressure. Over 300 patients took part, with some listening to music and others wearing silent headphones. The goal was to see if a simple, non-drug approach could make the procedure more comfortable and safer.
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, listening to music during minor surgery could be a simple, drug-free way to help patients stay calm and keep blood pressure stable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but the effect may be small or not apply to everyone. Music might not help those with hearing loss or severe anxiety.
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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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313 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Finished
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Jul 2018
- 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 years and older
- 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 elective cataract surgery performed under topical anaesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Non topical anaesthesia * Non ambulatory surgery * Communication difficulties including language barrier, and mental disorders * Age\<18yo * Hearing impairment * Uncontrolled hypertension
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin Hospital
Paris, Paris, 75014, France
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