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Intraoperative Music Therapy in TAVR Patients

Intraoperative Music Therapy in TAVR Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Patient Experience

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Scheduled to undergo elective transfemoral TAVR under MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care) at Rhode Island Hospital
* Able to answer questions about anxiety

Exclusion Criteria:

* Transfemoral TAVR procedures requiring general anesthesia
* Emergent TAVR procedures
* Significant hearing impairment that would preclude ability to hear music via headphones
* Documented severe claustrophobia or inability to tolerate headphones
* Inability to complete questionnaires
* Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

About the study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of intraoperative music on patient anxiety and comfort during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.

What is being tested

• Music (behavioral)
• Control Group (no music) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital · Participants: 100 · Started: May 26, 2026

Contact the study team

• Shyamal Asher, M.D. · Phone: 401-444-5172

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07591922

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Anxiety

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.