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Music Therapy During Pediatric Extubation Readiness Trials

An interventional study of Music Therapy in Respiratory Insufficiency, sponsored by Northwell Health. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-13.

Sponsored by Northwell Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study seeks to research the effects of music therapy during pediatric extubation readiness trials. Amount of sedation, physiological measures, and parent/staff satisfaction surveys will be measured.

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The music therapy intervention offered during the time of the patient's extubation readiness trial (ERT) will consist of live music using a multitude of instruments and patient-preferred and improvised music. The start time and duration of the session will be initiated by the attending physician, and the length of music therapy intervention provided will not exceed two and a half hours. The music therapy intervention will continue for 30 minutes post extubation. This time frame was determined in accordance with the institution's weaning trial protocol. Family members involved in the trial, as well as the nurse and physician, will complete a post-procedural survey about the music therapy intervention.

The music therapy interventions will always include the use of live music, including guitar, keyboard, voice, ocean drum, reverie harp, and/or various percussive instruments. The music therapist will use a tablet to understand how to play patient-preferred songs. To ensure patient safety, the music therapist will adhere to the infection control policies set forth by the institution. The following are the intended goals of the Music therapy intervention: facilitating relaxation, alleviation of anxiety, and successful utilization of new coping skills.

Before the weaning trial, the music therapist will meet with the patient's family to obtain the musical preferences of the patient. During the two hour ERT, the music therapist will play patient-preferred songs on a variety of different instruments to bring about a sense of interpersonal connectedness, normalization, and to enhance adaptive coping. In order to maximize coping and minimize stress/anxiety, the music therapy intervention will be malleable and patient/family centered, responding to the changing needs that present throughout the procedure/weaning process. If the patient becomes more alert throughout the weaning process, the music therapist will adapt the music making based on patient's preferences; at this time, the patient may be able to answer yes/no questions when asked. The music therapist will adjust the volume, timbre, and tempo of the music according to the patient's respiratory rhythms throughout the weaning process and after extubation.

When the live music therapy intervention has completed, the music therapist will follow up with the family members immediately. The investigator will administer and collect the survey from the family, and the music therapist will administer and collect the survey from the nurse and physician.

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Conditions studied

  • Respiratory Insufficiency
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In context

Respiratory Insufficiency

1,650 studies on the registry are indexed under Respiratory Insufficiency; 296 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 17 is below the median of 55 across 1,043 interventional studies indexed under Respiratory Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Northwell Health is the lead sponsor of 463 studies on the registry; 109 are open to participants now.

Of its 40 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 20 (50%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients 0-18 years of age admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, regardless of cognitive status
  • Patients admitted receiving endotracheal mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving extubation for withdrawal of care, patients with known/documented hearing loss/deafness.
  • Patients on mechanical ventilation not scheduled for planned ERT.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Music Therapy

    Music Therapy to be provided for pediatric patients undergoing extubation readiness trial

    Behavioral: Music Therapy

  • No intervention
    Control

    Patients undergoing standard extubation readiness trial

Interventions

  • BehavioralMusic Therapy

    The music therapy intervention offered during the time of the patient's extubation readiness trial (ERT) will consist of live music using a multitude of instruments and patient-preferred and improvised music. The music therapy interventions will always include the use of live music, including guitar, keyboard, voice, ocean drum, reverie harp, and/or various percussive instruments. The music therapist will use a tablet to understand how to play patient-preferred songs. To ensure patient safety, the music therapist will adhere to the infection control policies set forth by the institution. The following are the intended goals of the Music therapy intervention: facilitating relaxation, alleviation of anxiety, and successful utilization of new coping skills.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Music Therapy will aid in the success of extubation readiness trials as measured by physiological measures.

    A data collection tool (created by the PI's) will be used to record physiological signs (heart rate and blood pressure) by a Registered Nurse (RN) every 15 minutes. The heart rate will be captured from an Intensive Care Unit monitor and the blood pressure will be measured by a blood pressure cuff administered by a RN.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

  2. Music Therapy will aid in the success of extubation readiness trials as measured by sedation bolus requirements.

    A data collection tool (created by the PI's) will be used to record sedation bolus requirements (mcg/kg) every 15 minutes throughout the length of the extubation readiness trial. This will be administered and recorded by an RN.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

  3. Music Therapy will aid in the success of extubation readiness trials as measured by agitation levels.

    A data collection tool (created by the PI's) will be used to record agitation levels (using the State Behavioral Scale for Mechanically Ventilated Patients) every 15 minutes throughout the length of the extubation readiness trial.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

  4. Music Therapy will reduce anxiety of physicians and nurses during the extubation readiness trial.

    A survey (authored by the PI's) will be provided to physicians and nurses rating their anxiety score based on a 5-point Likert scale.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

  5. Music Therapy will reduce anxiety of parents/guardiansduring the extubation readiness trial.

    A survey (authored by the PI's) will be provided to parents/guardians rating their anxiety score based on a 5-point Likert scale.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cohen Children's Medical Center
    New Hyde Park, New York 11040, United States
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References and documents

Publications

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 13, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02845947
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Responsible party
Shawna N. Vernisie (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist - Music Therapist, Northwell Health) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 27, 2016
Start date
Aug 2016
Primary completion
Jun 2023
Completion
Jun 2023
Last update
Sep 13, 2023

Study contacts

Shawna N Vernisie, MA
principal investigator · Northwell Health
James B Schneider, MD
principal investigator · Intensivist
Mary Schafer, BSN
principal investigator · Northwell Health
Peter Silver, MD
principal investigator · Northwell Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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