Study links favorite music to less pain after IV insertion

A study of 204 patients linked favorite music to less pain 30 seconds and 2 minutes after IV insertion, compared with no music. The authors describe the findings as exploratory; allocation was not truly randomized.

In a study of204 patients before MRI, those listening to their favorite music reported less pain than the no-music group30seconds and2minutes after intravenous cannula insertion. The study authors describe the allocation as non-randomized and the findings as exploratory, requiring confirmation in larger randomized studies.