Music Therapy is Associated With Decreased Pain and Agitation in Intubated ICU Patients

This is a randomized, prospective single-blinded placebo-controlled study of consecutive
intubated ICU patients requiring anxiolytics and analgesic medications. Patients will be
randomized into two groups: one group will receive music (MUSIC), whereas the other group
(CONTROL) will wear headphones, but hear an audio loop of recorded ICU sounds (vent alarms,
ambient noise, talking, etc). The two groups will then be analyzed for sedation and
analgesia requirements; Ramsay sedation score, ICP in brain injured patients, ventilator
days, ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP).

Inclusion Criteria:

- between 18 and 70 years old, requiring intubation andmechanical ventilation,
requiring sedation with propofol or benzodiazepines and/or analgesia with narcotics

Exclusion Criteria:

- hearing loss, psychiatric illness, hemodynamically unstable (requirement for
vasopressor support)