Tuning in: personalized music may soothe kids after surgery
NCT ID NCT06236477
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether playing a child's favorite music before and during ear tube surgery can reduce confusion and agitation when they wake up. Researchers will enroll 160 children ages 3 to 9. The goal is to see if personalized music makes recovery smoother and less distressing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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394 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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3 to 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Child aged 3-9 years * Presenting for unilateral or bilateral myringotomy under GA Exclusion Criteria: * Combined procedures * Lack of interest in music (e.g., child who does not have musical preferences) * Inability to hear music (patients with mild-moderate hearing loss who can perceive music will be included) * Parent/guardian or patient refusal
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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