Music therapy may soothe anxiety during TAVR heart procedure
NCT ID NCT07591922
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether playing music during a minimally invasive heart valve replacement (TAVR) can lower patient anxiety. 100 adults scheduled for TAVR will either listen to music through headphones or wear headphones without music. Researchers will measure anxiety levels and overall satisfaction to see if music makes the experience more comfortable.
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, this could provide a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety during heart procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants. The effect may be small or not apply to 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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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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 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: * Scheduled to undergo elective transfemoral TAVR under MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care) at Rhode Island Hospital * Able to answer questions about anxiety Exclusion Criteria: * Transfemoral TAVR procedures requiring general anesthesia * Emergent TAVR procedures * Significant hearing impairment that would preclude ability to hear music via headphones * Documented severe claustrophobia or inability to tolerate headphones * Inability to complete questionnaires * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Rhode Island Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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