A Study to Evaluate the Impact of Classical Music on Perceived Waiting Time and Satisfaction in Emergency Department Patients

NCT ID: NCT06973993

Last Updated: 2025-08-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-01

Study Completion Date

2025-09-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate whether classical music in the Emergency waiting room can diminish perception of waiting times. Patients and relatives, after arriving in the ER waiting room will either listen to live classical music, recorded classical music, or no music at all.

Detailed Description

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The study was submitted to the ethics committee as an interventional clinical trial; however, they advised that it does not qualify as a clinical trial. The project does not collect health-related information from patients, according to the definition provided by swiss research law, and therefore does not require any authorization. They qualify it as a quality control initiative.

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Conditions

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Emergency Room

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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live music

All patients and relatives arriving at the ER on a given day will find live music as situation chosen in advance

live music

Intervention Type OTHER

live music will be played during waiting time in ER room

recorded music

All patients and relatives arriving at the ER on a given day will find recorded music as situation chosen in advance

recorded music

Intervention Type OTHER

recorded music will be transmitted during waiting time in ER room

no music

All patients and relatives arriving at the ER on a given day will find no music as situation chosen in advance

no music

Intervention Type OTHER

no music will be played or transmitted during waiting time in ER room

Interventions

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live music

live music will be played during waiting time in ER room

Intervention Type OTHER

recorded music

recorded music will be transmitted during waiting time in ER room

Intervention Type OTHER

no music

no music will be played or transmitted during waiting time in ER room

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ER department patients waiting for medical assessment and their relatives
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients in situations of high severity and that pose an immediate significant threat to life or physiologic function.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

Bellinzona, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Davide La Regina, MD

Role: CONTACT

+41918119038

Facility Contacts

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Davide La Regina, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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ORBV-CHIR-006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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