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RecruitingNCT05602662Updated Feb 12, 2026

Music as a Complement to Pharmacological Sedation in Ventilator Treated ICU Patients.

An interventional study of Music in Music Therapy, sponsored by Karlstad Central Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-12.

Sponsored by Karlstad Central Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2022, registered Oct 2022).
  • Started Apr 2022; still recruiting 4 years 6 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Can music theraphy during mechanical ventilation in the ICU, decrease the need of pharmacological sedation? Included patients will listen to music selected by a music therapist via headphones two times one hour during two days. Effects on heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and dosing of pharmacological sedation will be observed. 100 patients will be included and radomized equally to earphones with and without music.

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Conditions studied

  • Music Therapy

Keywords

  • Music therapy, Ventilator treated patients, Need of sedation.
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In context

Lead sponsor

Karlstad Central Hospital is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: In the ICU, entilator treated adults > 18 years.

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Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children >18 years.
  • Deaf people.
  • Children \<18 Years
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Music therapy during mechanical ventilation in the iCU.

    Headphones with music.

    Behavioral: Music

  • Sham comparator
    Comparator

    Headphones only.

    Behavioral: Music

Interventions

  • BehavioralMusic

    Music therapy during mechanical ventilation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changed dose of sedatives,

    Change of sedative treatment during mechanical ventilation.

    Time frame: 2 times one hour

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 12, 2026, 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
NCT05602662
Lead sponsor
Karlstad Central Hospital
Collaborators
Uppsala University Hospital, University Hospital of Gothenburg Sweden, Central Hospital of Gävle, Sweden, Central Hospital of Falun Sweden, University Hospital of Örebro Sweden
Responsible party
Ragnar Henningsson (Associate Professor, Karlstad Central Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 2, 2022
Start date
Apr 1, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 12, 2026

Study contacts

Ragnar N Henningsson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Contact
ragnar.henningsson@regionvarmland.se
+46708707524

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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