Music may soothe pain for kids in intensive care
NCT ID NCT03916835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether listening to music during a daily cleaning procedure can reduce pain in children aged 6 months to 15 years in a pediatric intensive care unit. Each child experienced the cleaning twice—once with music and once without—and pain was measured using a standard scale. The goal is to find a simple, non-drug way to make routine care less painful for seriously ill children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain during routine procedures for children in intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 50 children, so results may not apply to all kids or settings. The effect may be small or hard to measure.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Finished
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May 2020
- 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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6 months to 15 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: * Infants between 6 months and 15 years old * Vigil child * Admitted to the department of Pediatric Critical Ill Unit at University Hospital in Montpellier (France) * Signed both parental consent. * Signed both parental authorization for videotape recording * Parents or person with legal authority who speaks and understands french Exclusion Criteria: * Deaf child * Refusal of the child to participate 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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Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve- CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34090, France
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