Music in the Emergency Department (ED): Phase II

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Music Therapy, Patient Satisfaction

In brief

The investigators will conduct a prospective quasi-experimental design study of patients in the University of Florida Health Emergency Department. Live preferential music will be performed for patients in the emergency department on alternating days over 20 weeks, and subjects exposed to the music intervention will be matched to a cohort that present to the emergency department on days with no music to assess impact on patient and healthcare provider satisfaction, pain medication utilization, length of stay, and cost of care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02363179

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

1107

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Language: english
• Cognitive skill/education: grade 2 reading level or above

You may not qualify if…

• Language: Non-english speaking
• Age: Less than 18
• Cognitive skill/education: lower than grade 2 reading level

Where it is running

• UF Health — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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