Slow-Tempo Music and Delirium/Coma-Free Days Among Older Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

An estimated 70% to 80% of older adults develop delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Objective

To determine if a slow-tempo music (60-80 beats/min) listening intervention decreases delirium duration, delirium severity, pain, or anxiety in older adults undergoing mechanical ventilation.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter randomized clinical trial with concealed outcomes assessments was conducted in older adults undergoing mechanical ventilation from February 2020 to December 2023. Patients were enrolled from the ICUs of 2 hospitals affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Intervention

A music intervention comprising classical and contemporary tracks, delivered twi

SUBMITTER: Khan BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519411 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature