Clinical trials
Music clinical trials
Below are recruiting music clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 200 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT07369258Recruiting
Music to prevent confusion in the ICU for older adults
This trial tests whether listening to music can help prevent delirium (sudden confusion) in older patients in the intensive care unit. If it works, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to protect your thinking during a hospital stay.
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D.Ages 65 years+ - NCT07207642Recruiting
Music from caregivers to help sleep and behavior
This study tests whether playing calming music provided by caregivers can help people with Alzheimer's fall asleep better and manage their behavior. It is for people who live in a secure memory-care unit.
Saint-Etienne, FranceAges 60 years+ - NCT07177027Recruiting
Breathing exercises and music for first-time mothers in labor
This study tests whether combining breathing exercises with listening to music during labor can help first-time mothers feel less pain, have more positive expectations, and feel more satisfied with their birth experience. If you join, you will practice breathing techniques and listen to music while in labor.
Uşak, UşakAges 18–35 - NCT07173491Recruiting
Music therapy for anxious dental patients having cavity treatment
This trial tests whether listening to music during a single dental visit can reduce anxiety for people with mild to moderate tooth decay who are nervous about dental procedures.
Erzurum, ErzurumAges 18–40 - NCT07064733Recruiting
Music or Warm Foot Bath for Pregnancy Anxiety
This study tests whether listening to music or soaking your feet in warm water can help lower pregnancy-related anxiety, improve your blood pressure, and boost your quality of life. It's designed for women with a healthy, low-risk pregnancy.
EdirneAges 18–39 - NCT07052916Recruiting
Music therapy for thinking and memory after blood cancer
This study tests whether music therapy can help blood cancer survivors who have trouble with thinking, memory, or concentration. It is for people with lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma whose disease is stable or in remission.
Basking Ridge, New JerseyAges 18 years+ - NCT07028983Recruiting
Music therapy for drug and alcohol addiction recovery
This trial tests if adding music therapy to standard addiction treatment helps people recover from substance use disorders. It is for adults who have completed detox and are not currently going through detox.
ViennaAges 18 years+ - NCT06994559Recruiting
Music with ketamine for chronic pain
This study tests if listening to music during ketamine infusions helps reduce chronic pain better than ketamine alone. It is for people already getting ketamine infusions for non-cancer pain.
Montreal, QuebecAges 18 years+ - NCT06996795Enrolling by invitation
Music Therapy for Children with Autism
This study looks at whether music therapy can help children with autism improve how they process sensory information, behave in daily life, and interact with others. If your child is between 6 and 10 years old and has an autism diagnosis, they may be able to join.
AnkaraAges 6–10 - NCT06939426Recruiting
Music therapy for emergency department staff
This study tests whether listening to music and participating in music therapy can help healthcare workers in the emergency department feel less stressed and more humanized at work. It's a four-week program with eight sessions just for nursing staff.
Bogotá, Bogota D.C.Ages Any age - NCT06925867Recruiting
Music therapy for PTSD
This study tests if listening to specially changed music can help people with PTSD get more benefit from a type of talk therapy called cognitive processing therapy (CPT). The therapy is daily for two weeks.
Columbus, OhioAges 18 years+ - NCT06798155Recruiting
Music to prevent pain after anal surgery
This study tests whether listening to a specific set of music before and after surgery for hemorrhoids, fistula, or anal fissure can help reduce pain. You would use a phone or tablet app to listen to short music sessions.
Saint-DenisAges 18 years+ - NCT05319678Recruiting
Music and voice testing in cochlear implant users
This study looks at how well cochlear implant users do musical and voice skills, including children and adults who use one or two implants. You might benefit by helping researchers understand how these skills develop and how devices work over time.
Madrid, MadridAges 6 years+ - NCT06600919Recruiting
Music therapy app for anxiety before ENT surgery
This study tests whether listening to calming music through a phone app before ENT surgery can help prevent anxiety. It is for adults who are scheduled for ear, nose, or throat surgery.
Saint-DenisAges 18 years+ - NCT06536296Recruiting
Music therapy for preterm brain development
This study tests if specially designed music can help premature babies' brains grow stronger and healthier. It is for very preterm infants born between 24 and 30 weeks of pregnancy.
New Haven, ConnecticutAges 6 months–7 months - NCT06414967Recruiting
Music therapy for irritability in Huntington's disease
This study tests if music therapy can help reduce irritability and impulsivity in people with Huntington's disease. You'll participate in music sessions to see if it improves your mood and behavior.
PoitiersAges 18 years+ - NCT06282601Recruiting
Music and language study for older adults with hearing loss
This study tests whether listening to rhythmic or non-rhythmic music can help improve sentence understanding in older adults with age-related hearing loss. It aims to see if music patterns can boost language skills.
DijonAges 70 years+ - NCT06079216Recruiting
Music and connection for older adults
This trial uses music to help older adults in residential care feel more connected. Volunteers will attend music sessions to see if they improve mood and social bonds.
Winchester, MassachusettsAges 18–103 - NCT05602662Recruiting
Music to help sedate adults on a breathing machine
This trial looks at whether listening to music can help make “pharmacological sedation” (medicine to help you relax/sleep) easier or more comfortable for adults in the ICU who are on a ventilator (breathing machine). It may help improve comfort during critical care treatment.
Karlstad, Värmland CountyAges 18–100 - NCT05541029Recruiting
Music listening for children on breathing machines
This study tests whether listening to music can help children who are in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and need a breathing machine. It looks at the “how it works” side—whether music changes things in the body or brain during intensive care.
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAges 2 months–17 years - NCT05472909Recruiting
Music during a specific type of hand surgery
This trial studies whether playing music during a “wide-awake” hand surgery helps comfort or experience during the procedure. You may be offered music while you’re awake and having local numbing medicine.
Madison, WisconsinAges 18 years+ - NCT04708808Recruiting
Music therapy during ultrasound-guided abortion procedure
This trial tests whether listening to music during an ultrasound-guided vacuum aspiration procedure can help make the procedure more comfortable or less stressful. It focuses on people having first-trimester pregnancy termination under local anesthesia.
Hong Kong, ShatinAges 18 years+ - NCT03415620Recruiting
Music listening during surgery to reduce anxiety and pain
This study tests whether listening to music around the time of surgery can lower anxiety and pain, reduce how much pain medicine you need, and improve satisfaction. You may be asked to fill out brief questionnaires before and after your procedure.
SingaporeAges 21–70 - NCT03506282Recruiting
Listening to music while running on a treadmill
This study looks at whether listening to music changes how people run. It tests this in healthy adults while they run on a treadmill.
Sassari, Sassari (SS)Ages 18–35
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for music?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 200 recruiting music studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a music trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a music trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.