Completed

Effect of Intra-procedure Music on Anxiety for Interventional Radiology Procedures

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What is being tested

Music

Other
Who is being recruted

Anxiety Disorders

+ Mental Disorders

From 18 to 100 Years
+4 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Services Research Study

Interventional
Study Start: October 2018
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Summary

Principal SponsorNYU Langone Health
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: October 8, 2018

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of intra-procedure music intervention on procedural anxiety, physiological stress and sedation requirements in patients undergoing moderate sedation procedures. Study participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: 1. Control - standard care without music intervention. 2. Intervention - standard of care plus music intervention. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire will be provided pre, intra and post procedure to all subjects in addition to an exit survey.

Official TitleEffect of Intra-procedure Music on Anxiety for Interventional Radiology Procedures
NCT03665662
Principal SponsorNYU Langone Health
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

139 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Services Research Study

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Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 100 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Anxiety DisordersMental Disorders

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
Adult (>18 years old) patients
Scheduled for moderate sedation procedures in the Interventional Radiology department at Tisch Hospital, NYU Langone Health in New York, New York
Able to read and write in English at a sixth grade level (STAI is written at sixth grade comprehension level)
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Not a moderate sedation candidate (hemodynamically unfit, not optimized for procedure, pregnant)

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Patients in this arm will receive patient-selected music through headphones throughout their procedure.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

Institutional Review Board Operations (IRB)

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CompletedOne Study Center