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Decreasing Delirium Through Music in Critically Ill Older Adults
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Slow Tempo Music and Attention Control for Intensive Care Unit Delirium and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 160 participants across 5 sites.
Detailed Summary
Critically ill older adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at a higher risk to develop delirium, which predisposes them to longer lengths of ICU and hospital stay, increased in-patient mortality, and higher risk of new acquired cognitive impairment and dementia. Music listening is a non-pharmacological intervention that holds potential to decrease ICU delirium. The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a seven-day slow-tempo music intervention on the primary outcome of delirium/coma free days among mechanically ventilated, critically ill older adults.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
For up to seven days, enrolled subjects will receive one-hour slow tempo music listening sessions twice daily through noise-cancelling headphones.
Subjects will receive a noise cancellation headphone-applied condition identical to the music intervention experimental treatment in twice daily one hour-sessions for up to seven days.