Effect of music on anxiety during intrauterine insemination: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the effect of music therapy on patient-reported anxiety and pain during intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures.

Design

Randomized, controlled trial (NCT05492331).

Subjects

Patients aged 18 to 45 years undergoing IUI.

Intervention

Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to either the music intervention group or nonmusic group. Those randomized to the music therapy group selected their music preference.

Main outcome measures

Differences in mean anxiety and pain between music and nonmusic groups before, during, and after IUI procedure, as assessed by visual analogue scale and Wong Baker pain scale, respectively.

Results

100 patients met inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to listen to music (n = 50) or no music (n = 5

SUBMITTER: Baumgarten SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496425 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature