Music for people admitted to labor and delivery.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
This trial will test whether listening to your preferred music for 10 minutes during labor can lower anxiety or pain and improve satisfaction.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 106 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Female |
| Sponsor | Tufts Medical Center Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| Trial ID | NCT06969105 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This randomized study compares a 10-minute session of a participant's preferred music played on a speaker to a no-music control in the labor and delivery unit. Participants are randomly assigned, the team confirms volume and comfort, leaves the room for 10 minutes, and then collects follow-up data. Investigators measure self-reported anxiety, pain, and satisfaction at several timepoints and extract clinical data such as vital signs and cervical dilation from the chart. Key eligibility includes adults in labor or scheduled for induction who can consent and who do not have impaired hearing or daily anxiolytic use.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Pregnant people aged 18 or older who are in labor or scheduled for induction, medically ASA II–III, able to consent, and without hearing impairment or daily anxiolytic use are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People with impaired hearing, those taking daily anxiolytic medications, those with severe psychiatric disorders, or cases of intrauterine fetal demise may not receive benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could offer a simple, low‑risk way to reduce anxiety and pain and improve childbirth satisfaction.
How similar studies have performed: Previous smaller trials and meta-analyses suggest music can reduce anxiety and pain during labor, but results have been mixed and further controlled work is needed.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18 years or older * Laboring parturients or those scheduled for an induction of labor * Able to provide informed consent * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status rating of II-III Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Impaired hearing * Patient is taking at least one anxiolytic medication daily at baseline * Intrauterine fetal demise * Severe psychiatric disorder
Where this trial is running
Boston, Massachusetts
- Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Sophia Struzziero, Medical Student
- Email: sophia.struzziero@tufts.edu
- Phone: 6178331209
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.