Music trial reports recovery changes after a coronary procedure
Patients receiving music had reported reductions in pain and anxiety, but the abstract leaves unclear whether these were changes from baseline or differences between groups.
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The 30-second takeaway
The trial tested structured music listening during care for patients undergoing PCI. Its abstract reports reduced pain and anxiety among music recipients after the procedure, alongside lower pain-medication requirements and greater nursing-care satisfaction. However, the results do not specify whether these describe changes from baseline or differences from the routine-care group.
The abstract leaves the result comparator unresolved and gives no effect sizes, confidence intervals or significance tests. It also omits listening duration and complication counts, limiting assessment of benefit and safety.
What the trial compared
Participants were assigned to instrumental Classical Turkish Music or routine care alone. Researchers measured vital signs, pain, anxiety, comfort and satisfaction before and after PCI, but the reported results do not clearly distinguish the relevant contrasts.
Other reported outcomes
The music recipients were described as having lower heart and breathing rates, lower blood pressure and higher oxygen saturation after PCI. Fewer complications were also reported, without identifying the complications or supplying event counts.
The original publication
Impact of a Structured Music Intervention on Patient Recovery and Nursing Care in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Mert S, Topbaş Ö, Baydemir C et al.
J Eval Clin Pract · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41532172
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