Pain is a common problem encountered in about 60 % of critically ill patients who can communicate. Its occurrence can be related to several causes, mainly dominated by invasive procedures. Pain management is typically based on a combination of prevention, evaluation, and therapeutic agents. However, it appears important to develop adjuvant approaches. Music therapy is one of them and that has been evaluated in various medical conditions. The aim of our study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of music therapy in critically ill patients during potentially painful nursing procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Music therapy will be delivered through headphones during nursing procedures (toilet and/or surgical dressings): from initiation up to 30 minutes after the end of procedure.
CH Versailles
Le Chesnay, France
proportion of pain exposure during nursing procedures
total length of pain exposure to a BPS score over or equal to 5 divided by total length of nursing procedure
Time frame: 150 minutes
proportion of maximal pain exposure during nursing procedures
Total length of exposure to the maximal BPS score (over or equal to 5) among total length of nursing procedure
Time frame: 150 minutes
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