Does listening to music reduce distress after intensive care?
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether listening to a personalised music playlist helps adults feel less distressed after a stay in intensive care or a high dependency unit. It could provide a simple way to support emotional recovery at home.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been in an intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) at any time and have not taken part in the InS:PIRE programme.
- You have access to a device (like a smartphone, tablet, or computer) with internet at home.
- You are feeling some distress related to your ICU/HDU stay (for example, feeling anxious, sad, or overwhelmed).
- You do not have significant cognitive impairment, severe mental health crisis, or an uncorrected hearing problem, and you are not already in another distress-reduction study.
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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