Music for people admitted to labor and delivery.

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

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.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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 it's running

• Tufts Medical Center
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Sophia Struzziero, Medical Student
• Email: sophia.struzziero@tufts.edu
• Phone: 6178331209

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.