Music listening for children on breathing machines
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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.
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Who can take part
- Be between 2 months and 17 years old
- Be on a breathing machine (intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation)
- Expect to stay in the PICU for more than 72 hours
- If the main caregiver does not read, write, and speak English, the child cannot join
- The child should be likely to survive the PICU stay
- The child should not have both-ears deafness, a past music-triggered seizure history, or be receiving certain paralysis medication by continuous infusion
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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