🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-16
Music Listening: A Mechanistic Trial (NCT05541029)
🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
A randomized within-subject crossover trial to compare the effects of live and recorded music listening on biomarkers of stress and pain among children receiving mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).
Location: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Primary caregiver does not read, write, and speak English
- The child is not expected to survive the PICU stay
- The child has deafness in both ears, has a history of musicogenic epilepsy, is receiving neuromuscular blockade infusion
- The child has a diagnosis of COVID-19
- The child was admitted for a new traumatic brain injury
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.