Evaluation of Musicotherapy on Pain During Wound Closure in the Emergency Department
EMERGENCE
Evaluation of Musicotherapy (Application Music Care) on Pain During Wound Closure in the Emergency Department : a Randomized Controlled Trial.
1 other identifier
interventional
171
1 country
2
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effectiveness of music listening (with a musicotherapy application Music Care) on patients pain associated with care during wound suturing in the Adults emergency unit.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jun 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 19, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 24, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 14, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 20, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 20, 2023
CompletedSeptember 11, 2025
August 1, 2025
8 months
May 19, 2022
September 4, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Evaluate the efficacy of musicotherapy on maximal pain associated with wound injury closure in emergency unit
Comparison of maximal pain using visual analogic scale score between the two groups (scale ranking from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning better score (no pain/no anxiety) and 10 the worse score (maximal pain/anxiety).
Day 1
Study Arms (2)
Musicotherapy
EXPERIMENTALStandard care
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Music listening with the application Music Care (style of music chosen by the patient) during wound suturing
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \> 18 years admitted to ER with suturable wound (at least 1 stitch)
- able to understand and express oneself
- giving free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator
You may not qualify if:
- who has a severe wound with suspected open fracture or requiring surgical exploration in the operating room
- with severe hearing loss or deafness, speech disorders or any acute or chronic condition that compromises listening (at the investigator's discretion), musicogene epilepsy
- no social security cover
- unable to decide for himself or herself (at the discretion of the investigator): confused patient, foreign language not understood by the investigator, severe acute intoxication, patient with severe neurological or psychiatric comorbidity
- under judicial protection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
CHU de la Réunion
Saint-Denis, 97400, Reunion
CHU de la Réunion
Saint-Pierre, 97410, Reunion
Related Publications (1)
Charron M, Daniel M, Guihard B, Gokalsing E, Faure L, Bruneau L, Dinh K. Evaluation of a web app-based music intervention on pain during wound closure in the emergency department: The EMERGENCE randomized controlled trial. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2025 Aug;44(4):101545. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101545. Epub 2025 May 21.
PMID: 40409580DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Thien-Kim DINH, MD
CHU La Réunion
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 19, 2022
First Posted
May 24, 2022
Study Start
June 14, 2022
Primary Completion
February 20, 2023
Study Completion
February 20, 2023
Last Updated
September 11, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share