The Effect of Music in the Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room on Caregiver Anxiety

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Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of playing classical music in the waiting room on caregiver anxiety. People who enter the study will be asked a few identifier questions including age and relation to patient and then will be asked fill out a survey regarding anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03384576

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

350

Starts

2018-07-24

Expected to finish

2019-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-14

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult caregivers; age >18 year, accompanying a pediatric patient with acuity level ≥ 4
• Patient must have been in waiting area for at least 20 minutes

You may not qualify if…

• Non-english speaking caregivers
• Hearing impaired caregivers
• Caregivers accompanying a patient with an acuity level less than 4

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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