Soothing sounds may ease heart procedure pain and anxiety
NCT ID NCT06293248
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether listening to calming instrumental music before a coronary angiography (a procedure to check heart arteries) can help patients feel less pain and anxiety, and improve their comfort and satisfaction. Researchers divided 210 patients into two groups: one listened to music for 15-20 minutes before the procedure, and the other did not. They measured pain, vital signs, anxiety, comfort, and satisfaction levels. The goal is to see if a simple, non-drug approach can make the experience better for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music (instrumental classical Turkish music)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel more comfortable and less anxious before a heart procedure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no blinding, so results may not apply to all patients or settings. Music preferences vary, and the effect may be modest.
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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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210 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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 65 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: * being between the ages of 18-65, * being literate, * having no communication or hearing impairment or neurological-psychiatric disease, * not taking sedatives before the procedure * not having undergone PCI before * being in the waiting room at least 20 minutes before the procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * Under the age of 18 * Do not speak Turkish * Have a hearing problem * Without a place and time orientation * Have any psychiatric illness * Using sedative or analgesic drugs in the last 24 hours * To be intervened outside the femoral area * Previous angiography procedure * Non-volunteer individuals will not be included in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kocaeli University Hospital
Kocaeli, Umuttepe Campus, İzmit, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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