Heart patients may exercise better with music, study hints
NCT ID NCT07305389
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether listening to music during exercise helps heart rehab patients feel better and enjoy their workouts more. Researchers will have 72 inpatients (ages 50-75) exercise with or without music timed to different phases of activity. The goal is to see if music boosts mood, reduces perceived effort, and increases pleasure from exercise.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music listening during physical exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple music listening makes cardiac rehab more enjoyable and effective, helping patients stick with exercise.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (72 people) looking at feelings during exercise, not hard health outcomes. Results may not apply to all heart patients or lead to a treatment.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
-
Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
50 to 75 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals enrolled in an inpatient 3-week cardiac exercise-based rehabilitation programme * Age range 50-75 years * Can withstand the study protocol without undue risk * Able to provide written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to physical activity in view of the health status * Presence of cognitive or psychological disorder * Hearing impairment with or without hearing aids
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Rehabilitation exercise are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève
RECRUITINGGeneva, 1205, Switzerland
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Virtual reality workouts could rebuild strength in MS patients
- Targeted eccentric exercise may rebuild shoulder function — a trial puts it to the test
- New exercise program aims to ease knee pain in seniors
- Can exercise become a standard part of cancer treatment? new study aims to find out
- Nose cells and exercise: a new hope for spinal cord repair?
- Mind-Controlled robot arm therapy could restore movement after stroke