Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
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
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if music use affects anxiety or pain levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery. It will also learn about the effect of music use on patient satisfaction. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does music use affect anxiety levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery? Does music use affect pain levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery? Does music use affect patient satisfaction in parturients admitted to labor and delivery?
Researchers will compare music to a control (no music) to see if music affects anxiety levels in parturients admitted to labor and delivery.
Participants will:
Listen to music or listen to no music for a 10 minute duration in the labor and delivery unit.
Answer questions about anxiety and pain levels at a few different timepoints. Have information collected from medical charts (vital signs and cervical dilation).
Rate their satisfaction with care.
What is being tested
- Music (other)
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center · Participants: 106 · Started: May 30, 2025
Contact the study team
- Sophia Struzziero, Medical Student · Phone: 6178331209
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06969105
Locations in the U.S.
| Massachusetts | Tufts Medical Center, Boston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.