Effect of Music on Stress and Delivery

March 25, 2018 updated by: Yael Pasternak, Meir Medical Center

How do Different Genres of Music Played During Labor Effect the Stress Level and the Obstetric and Perinatal Results?

The purpose of this study is to randomize women to be exposed during labor to different genres of music and study the effect of each genre on the level of objective and subjective stress as manifested by salivary cortisol and personal stress questionnaires, respectively. Secondary outcomes to be examined are obstetric and perinatal outcomes

Study Overview

Detailed Description

For centuries, music has been known to have therapeutic effects on the body and the mind A large body of findings is related to the therapeutic potential of music in clinical settings, mainly among patients undergoing surgical and dental procedures, and also in other medical environments, such as intensive care, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Using music interventions in clinical settings was associated with reductions in negative effects in addition to objective stress and anxiety indices such as reduced heart rate, blood pressure, myocardial oxygen consumption, gastrointestinal function, anxiety, pain, and increased oxytocin levels.

One study found that women who listened to music before a cesarean section had a significant increase in positive emotions and a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure compared with a significant increase in diastolic blood pressure and respiratory rate in the control group. Li and Dong concluded in a different study, that preoperative music intervention can reduce anxiety and pain in women undergoing cesarean delivery.

Various studies examined the relation of music during labor to pain relief. One study found that the group of women going through music therapy had significantly lower pain, anxiety and a higher finger temperature during the latent phase of labor. One randomly assigned study found that women listened to soft music starting early in the active phase of labor had decreased sensation and distress of active labor pain. To date, no study examined the level of salivary cortisol while music is played at delivery room as an objective estimation of the stress level.

In addition to that, there is a lack of information regarding the effect of music during labor on the obstetric and perinatal outcomes.

Therefore, the purpose of this study is to randomize women to be exposed during labor to different genres of music and study the effect of each genre on the level of objective and subjective stress as manifested by salivary cortisol and personal stress questionnaire, respectively. Secondary outcomes to be examined are obstetric and perinatal outcomes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18-45
  • single embryo
  • term labor, >=37 weeks of gestation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • multiple embryos
  • Antepartum fetal death
  • preterm delivery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: control
No music during labor
No music during labor
EXPERIMENTAL: Quiet music
Women hearing quiet music during labor
playing quiet music during labor
EXPERIMENTAL: Rhythmic music
Women hearing rhythmic music during labor
playing rhythmic music during labor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective stress
Time Frame: An hour after administration to delivery room
Stress as measured by saliva cortisol
An hour after administration to delivery room
Subjective stress
Time Frame: An hour after administration to delivery room
Stress as measured by questionnaires
An hour after administration to delivery room

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mode of delivery
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Cesarean delivery/ vaginal delivery/ operative delivery
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

January 23, 2018

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2019

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

November 20, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

March 27, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Music in delivery room

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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