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Measuring the Effects of Music-Listening On Distress After Intensive Care

Sponsor: University of Edinburgh • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07762196

Registry updated: 2026-09-16

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Description

The primary goal of this single-case experimental design study is to investigate the effectiveness of personalised music listening on daily levels of distress after discharge from a critical care ward. The study will also aim to understand the effect of personalised music listening on symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life post-discharge. The main questions the study aims to answer are included below. After discharge from critical care, does personalised music-listening: * Reduce psychological distress? * Reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression? * Improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL)? The study will have 3 phases, allowing for participant data gathered during the baseline phase (treatment as usual) to be compared to data gathered during intervention (music-listening) and follow-up phases. Participants will: * rate their distress on a visual analogue scale each day. * listen to a minimum of 30 minutes of self-selected music each day during the intervention phase. * complete measures of mood, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and health-related quality of life at baseline, intervention and follow-up phases.

Interventions

Music intervention (Behavioral)
Two week personalised music listening intervention, with daily self-directed listening for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. Participants will meet with researcher after first week to review the listening material.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older. * Experienced an admission to an ICU/HDU of any length and not yet participated in InS:PIRE. * Access to an internet-enabled device and internet connection whilst at home. * Experiencing some distress relating to their ICU/HDU admission - a cut-off score of 4 on the VAS 'Distress Thermometer' has been used previously (Hofhuis et al., 2025). Exclusion Criteria: * Are unable to give informed consent e.g. have a significant cognitive impairment due to illness, injury or neurological condition, or are currently experiencing delirium or acute psychotic illness. * Have significant communication difficulties or limited English and cannot access validated outcome measures or translation services in the given language. * Are experiencing a mental health crisis or have recently attempted suicide, where ongoing significant risk of harm to themselves or others remains. * Have an uncorrected hearing impairment that would prevent them from hearing their music playlist. * Are participating in another study aimed at reducing distress.

Conditions

Post-ICU Patients PICS

Locations

NHS Fife — Kirkcaldy, Fife, United Kingdom

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