Relaxation Music to Lower Heart Rate Prior to Cardiac CT

University Health Network, Toronto

Status

Completed

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Anatomy

Patients Undergoing CT Pulmonary Vein Angiogram

Patients Undergoing CT Calcium Score

Patients Undergoing Coronary CT Angiogram

Treatments

Other: Relaxation Music

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02069405

13-6798-AE

Details and patient eligibility

About

To acquire low radiation dose and good quality cardiac CT images requires scanning at low heart rates which is usually done with beta-blockers. However, in some patients beta-blockers have little effect. This is thought to be due to a different mechanism of action which continues to maintain the heart rate despite administration of beta-blockers. This study aims to look at the effect of music or relaxation tracks to reduce patient heart rate as anxiety is thought to play a role in maintaining high heart rates. This study will randomise patients into a normal standard of care group compared to a normal standard of care group with music/ relaxation track and compare heart rate, radiation dose, image quality, amount of beta-blocker used and patient experience via a State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire.

Enrollment

197 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age: 18 years and above
All patients coming in for non-contrast enhanced calcium score CT, pulmonary vein angiogram, or coronary CT Angiogram

Exclusion criteria

Deaf
CT for Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or congenital heart disease patients
Poor english literacy
Pacemaker
Post CABG
Post heart transplant