Mindful Melody: Feasibility of Implementing Music Listening on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit and Its Relation to the Use of As Needed Medications for Acute Agitation

NCT04514432 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1434789-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 172
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this quality improvement project, our objectives were to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using music as an adjunct to or replacement of pharmacological interventions for patient agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. We hypothesized that music availability would help to reduce agitation and reduce the amount of as-needed medications used for cases of patient agitation.

Conditions

Agitated; State, Acute Reaction to Stress; Agitation,Psychomotor

Keywords

Agitation; Music; Inpatient

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The number of medications used for agitation

  The number of different types of medications used for agitation was quantified using pharmacy records

  5/18/2018 until 11/13/2018

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Scales administered to nursing staff

  5/18/2018 until 11/13/2018

• Scales administered to patients

  5/18/2018 until 11/13/2018

Study Arms (2)

When music was available

3 month period during which music was available to patients experiencing agitation

Other: Music

When music was not available

3 month period during which music was not available to patients

Interventions

Music OTHER

If patients experienced agitation, they were able to request to listen to music for 30 minutes. They listened to genre playlists generated by the music application Spotify.

When music was available

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

inpatients on an acute psychiatric unit

You may qualify if:

• Any patient 18 years or older admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who did not want to listen to music or be included in the project were excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• State University of New York - Upstate Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Upstate University Hospital

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Scudamore T, Liem A, Wiener M, Ekure NS, Botash C, Empey D, Leontieva L. Mindful Melody: feasibility of implementing music listening on an inpatient psychiatric unit and its relation to the use of as needed medications for acute agitation. BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 6;21(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03127-z.

  PMID: 33676455 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychomotor Agitation; Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute

Interventions

Music Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dyskinesias; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Psychomotor Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensory Art Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assisstant Professor of Psychiatry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 12, 2020
• First Posted: August 17, 2020
• Study Start: August 16, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 16, 2018
• Study Completion: November 16, 2018
• Last Updated: August 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Locations

US (1)