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Personalized Music and Dreaming During Propofol Sedation

NCT07389954 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-02-05

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Summary

Many patients report dreams during intravenous (IV) propofol sedation, but it is uncertain whether listening to music changes how often dreams occur or how pleasant they feel. This single-center randomized study compared three auditory conditions during propofol sedation for elective surgery under spinal anesthesia or peripheral nerve block: (1) patient-selected preferred music, (2) matched non-preferred music, and (3) silence (headphones only). Music or silence was delivered through identical closed-back headphones starting 1-2 minutes before sedation and continuing until the end of sedation.

The main outcomes were (1) whether a dream occurred (yes/no) assessed by a neutral modified Brice interview in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), and (2) dream pleasantness rated on a 0-10 scale among participants who reported a dream. Additional outcomes included coded dream content features, patient satisfaction, sedative dose, hemodynamic variability, early recovery measures, postoperative symptoms, and adverse events.

Conditions

  • Conscious Sedation
  • Propofol
  • Dreams

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Matched Non-Preferred Music

Standardized closed-back headphones are used to deliver music during IV propofol sedation. Depending on randomization, participants receive e matched non-preferred music. Playback begins shortly before sedation and continues until the end of sedation; volume is calibrated per protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Silence (Headphones Only)

Participants wear identical closed-back headphones during IV propofol sedation, but no audio is played. Procedures, timing, and staff interactions are otherwise identical to the music arms.

BEHAVIORAL

Preferred Music

Standardized closed-back headphones are used to deliver music during IV propofol sedation. Depending on randomization, participants receive self-selected preferred music. Playback begins shortly before sedation and continues until the end of sedation; volume is calibrated per protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wonkwang University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheol Lee, M.D.,Ph.D · Department of anesthesiology and pain medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-19
Primary Completion
2026-01-16
Completion
2026-01-16

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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