The Effect of Music in the Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room on Caregiver Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT03384576

Last Updated: 2019-06-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-24

Study Completion Date

2019-06-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of playing classical music in the waiting room on caregiver anxiety. People who enter the study will be asked a few identifier questions including age and relation to patient and then will be asked fill out a survey regarding anxiety.

Detailed Description

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The study investigators will initially screen for participants based on the patient's acuity level. If the patient meets the low acuity requirement and if they have a wait time greater than 20 minutes then the caregiver will be approached to obtain informed consent once they have been placed in a room. If they choose to be included in the study, the patient's medical record number will be recorded, a personal identification number will be assigned, and the patient's information will be entered into the personal identification number key and into our research database. A questionnaire asking participants age and relation to patient and the state-trait anxiety inventory will be administered to the caregiver. An additional question of perceived wait time will also be asked.

Conditions

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Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Music intervention

Participants listen to music in the waiting room

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Classical music to be played in the Emergency waiting room

No music

Participants will not have music in the waiting room

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No music

Intervention Type OTHER

No music played in emergency waiting room

Interventions

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Music intervention

Classical music to be played in the Emergency waiting room

Intervention Type OTHER

No music

No music played in emergency waiting room

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult caregivers; age \>18 year, accompanying a pediatric patient with acuity level ≥ 4
* Patient must have been in waiting area for at least 20 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-english speaking caregivers
* Hearing impaired caregivers
* Caregivers accompanying a patient with an acuity level less than 4
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer Smedley

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer M Smedley, DO

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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300001035

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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