Clinical Research
Controlled, randomized studies have shown that Music Care can reduce pain, anxiety, and medication use by more than 50% without side effects.
Scientific publications in over 150 peer-reviewed journals.
Music Care is a leader in Research and Development on the psychophysiological effects of music on health. Since 1999, Music Care has been collaborating with the most prestigious international universities.
Reduction of sedative doses by 62% during angioplasty.
The Music Care treatment would allow for a 2/3 reduction in sedation (Midazolam) during procedures under local anesthesia. It would promote faster recovery with fewer side effects. Reduced hospital stays lead to cost savings.
G Boccara, A Mazeraud, D Cassagnol, et al. Music Care reduced the sedative dose during coronary angioplasty: A control-case comparison clinical study. IASP 2018.
Pain and anxiety reduction in cancer patients.
Music Care has shown its effectiveness for hospitalized patients in oncology services. We observe a maintenance effect of more than 30 minutes after the session.
C Jourt-Pineau, S Guétin, L Védrine, et al. Effects of music therapy on pain and anxiety in treating cancer patients: Dou. Éva.-Dia-Trai. 2013
Scientific Publications
Controlled, randomized studies have shown that Music Care can relieve pain, anxiety, and medication use by over 50%, with no side effects. Find the main clinical studies of Music Care below.
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Evaluation of the Standardized Music Care App in Pain Treatment: The U-Shape Composing Technique: a literature review
Neurology
Assessment and standardization of a new music therapy technique in the management of pain: The “U-based” system: a literature review
Neurology
Personalized receptive music therapy in a protocol for painful obstetric procedures: amniocentesis: a feasibility pilot study
Obstetrics
Effects of music therapy on chronic pain of fibromyalgic patients in a thermal spa: a feasibility study
Rheumatology
A smartphone-based music intervention to reduce pain and anxiety in women before or during labor: a feasibility study
Obstetrics
Assessment of the use of music therapy with nursing home residents: a feasibility study
Geriatrics
Smartphone-Based Music Listening to Reduce Pain and Anxiety Before Coronary Angiography: A Focus on Sex Differences: A Feasibility Study
Cardiology
Effects of music therapy on pain and anxiety in treating cancer patients: a feasibility study
Oncology
Effects of Music Therapy on Chronic Rheumatoid Back Pain: Preliminary Study of 40 Patients
Rheumatology
Effects of music therapy on chronic pain in patients undergoing spa therapy: a multicenter study (n = 1151)
Rheumatology
A patient-controlled, smartphone-based music intervention to reduce pain—A multi-center observational study of patients with chronic pain
Pain Center
Effects of standardized musical intervention on refusal of care and aggression during toileting in people with institutionalized neurocognitive disorders: a controlled, randomized trial
Geriatrics
Interest in music therapy sessions versus physiotherapy sessions in pain patients treated in functional rehabilitation and rheumatology: a controlled, randomized trial
Rheumatology
Effects of music therapy in the intensive care unit without sedation in weaning patients versus non-ventilated patients: a controlled, randomized trial
Intensive care
Effect of music therapy among hospitalized patients with chronic low back pain: a controlled, randomized trial
Rehabilitation
The effects of music intervention on the management of chronic pain: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial
Pain Center
A musical intervention for respiratory comfort during noninvasive ventilation in the ICU: a controlled, randomized trial
Intensive care
Effectiveness of a music intervention on itching: an open randomized prospective study.
Dermatology
Impact of Music on First Pain and Temporal Summation of Second Pain.
Pain Center
Is music therapy implementation in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit «sensible»?
Pediatric resuscitation
Smartphone-based music intervention in the treatment of episodic migraine headaches – A pilot trial
Pain Center
Efficacy of Preoperative Music Intervention on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Ophthalmology
Efficacy of a Web App-Based Music Intervention During Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ophthalmology
A web app-based music intervention reduces experimental thermal pain: A randomized trial on preferred versus least-liked music style
Pain Center
Assessing the impact of preferred web app-based music-listening on pain processing at the central nervous level in older Black adults with low back pain: An fNIRS study
Pain Center
Listening to Remotely Monitored Home-based Preferred Music for Pain in Older Black Adults with Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Acceptability
Pain Center
Music interferes with expectation-induced pain modulation: a controlled cross-over experimental study
Pain Center
Development, standardization, and evaluation of a digital application for care through music: Example of the “Music Care©” Medical Device (MD)
Pain Center
Evaluation of a web app-based music intervention on pain during wound closure in the emergency department: The EMERGENCE randomized controlled trial
Emergencies
Individualizing musical tempo to spontaneous rates maximizes music-induced hypoalgesia
Pain Center
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A patient-controlled, smartphone-based music intervention to reduce pain—A multi-center observational study of patients with chronic pain
Pain Center
The effects of music intervention on the management of chronic pain: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial
Pain Center
Impact of Music on First Pain and Temporal Summation of Second Pain.
Pain Center
Smartphone-based music intervention in the treatment of episodic migraine headaches – A pilot trial
Pain Center
A web app-based music intervention reduces experimental thermal pain: A randomized trial on preferred versus least-liked music style
Pain Center
Assessing the impact of preferred web app-based music-listening on pain processing at the central nervous level in older Black adults with low back pain: An fNIRS study
Pain Center
Listening to Remotely Monitored Home-based Preferred Music for Pain in Older Black Adults with Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Acceptability
Pain Center
Music interferes with expectation-induced pain modulation: a controlled cross-over experimental study
Pain Center
Development, standardization, and evaluation of a digital application for care through music: Example of the “Music Care©” Medical Device (MD)
Pain Center
Evaluation of a web app-based music intervention on pain during wound closure in the emergency department: The EMERGENCE randomized controlled trial
Emergencies
Individualizing musical tempo to spontaneous rates maximizes music-induced hypoalgesia
Pain Center
Services
Reference
Assessment and standardization of a new music therapy technique in the management of pain: The “U-based” system: a literature review
Neurology
Personalized receptive music therapy in a protocol for painful obstetric procedures: amniocentesis: a feasibility pilot study
Obstetrics
Effects of music therapy on chronic pain of fibromyalgic patients in a thermal spa: a feasibility study
Rheumatology
Smartphone-Based Music Listening to Reduce Pain and Anxiety Before Coronary Angiography: A Focus on Sex Differences: A Feasibility Study
Cardiology
Effects of music therapy on pain and anxiety in treating cancer patients: a feasibility study
Oncology
Effects of Music Therapy on Chronic Rheumatoid Back Pain: Preliminary Study of 40 Patients
Rheumatology
Effects of music therapy on chronic pain in patients undergoing spa therapy: a multicenter study (n = 1151)
Rheumatology
Interest in music therapy sessions versus physiotherapy sessions in pain patients treated in functional rehabilitation and rheumatology: a controlled, randomized trial
Rheumatology
A musical intervention for respiratory comfort during noninvasive ventilation in the ICU: a controlled, randomized trial
Intensive care
Efficacy of Preoperative Music Intervention on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Ophthalmology
Efficacy of a Web App-Based Music Intervention During Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ophthalmology
Services
Reference
Assessment of the use of music therapy with nursing home residents: a feasibility study
Geriatrics
Effects of standardized musical intervention on refusal of care and aggression during toileting in people with institutionalized neurocognitive disorders: a controlled, randomized trial
Geriatrics
Services
Reference
Efficacy of Preoperative Music Intervention on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Ophthalmology
Efficacy of a Web App-Based Music Intervention During Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ophthalmology
Services
Reference
Effects of music therapy in the intensive care unit without sedation in weaning patients versus non-ventilated patients: a controlled, randomized trial
Intensive care
Dr. Jacques Touchon
A neurology professor and Alzheimer's disease specialist, he has published numerous works (Neurophysiology of Memory, Alzheimer's Disease) and has contributed to many specialized journals on the subject. He directed the Unit of Behavioral and Degenerative Neurology at the Montpellier University Hospital. Professor Jacques Touchon has been using Music Care in his departments for over fifteen years. He co-founded a university diploma in «art therapy and musicotherapy» at the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine with Dr. Guétin.
Anne-Julie Vaillant-Ciszewicz
Doctor of Psychology and Clinical Psychologist specializing in gerontology, trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT) and EMDR, she practices at the Nice University Hospital within the "Bien Vieillir Ensemble" (BVE) program. She develops and implements research projects in prevention and therapeutic support through non-pharmacological interventions, such as PSYDOMA, Réminiscence et Émotions, and the SEREIN program. She teaches at the Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) and coordinated a working group on non-pharmacological interventions within the framework of the new joint recommendations from the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, the French-Speaking Society of Psychogeriatrics and Psychiatry of the Elderly (SF3PA), and the Federation of Memory Centers. She also sits on the Scientific Council and the Executive Board of the SFGG.
Dr. Florence Bonté
A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Paris VI, Dr. Florence Bonté has specialized in geriatrics and then psychogeriatrics since 1999. Her research focuses on non-pharmacological therapies, particularly art therapy and music therapy. She speaks at national and international congresses and symposiums on these subjects, relating to the role of art therapy and music therapy in the care of people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Gerald Chanques
Anesthesiologist-intensivist at the Montpellier University Hospital since 2002, and Professor since 2014, Gérald Chanques has dedicated over 20 years to improving the patient experience in critical care. His work focuses on a rational approach to «artificial coma» (analgesia-sedation), pain management, and neuropsychological disorders (agitation, delirium, anxiety, insomnia, polyneuromyopathy) in patients hospitalized in general intensive care units. His research also encompasses respiratory support techniques at the interface of sedation, comfort, and mechanical ventilation or oxygen therapy. Furthermore, he emphasizes a humanistic understanding of the caregiver-patient relationship, teamwork, consideration for loved ones, and the advancement of ethics in care. He has been a member of the international recommendations on the subject (PADIS guidelines) since 2014.
Dr. Gilles Boccara
Dr. Gilles Boccara is an Anesthesiologist-Intensivist at the American Hospital of Paris. A specialist in performance optimization and recovery for elite athletes, he is also interested in the effectiveness of music in managing anxiety and pain in the operating room. He is the author of numerous international publications in the field of music care.
Dr. Luc Brun
An anesthesiologist-intensivist by training, Dr. Luc Brun is extremely involved in the development of non-pharmacological solutions for therapeutic use. He is currently the head of the Pain Assessment and Solution Unit at the CHT Gaston-Bourret in Nouméa (New Caledonia). He has been using Music Care for 15 years to relieve his patients for therapeutic purposes. He is also the author of numerous publications that are references in the medical field.
Dr. Marion Trousselard
Currently deputy head of the Department of Neuroscience and Cognitive Sciences at IRBA (the French Institute of Biomedical Research for the Armed Forces), Doctor Marion Trousselard's work focuses on the psychophysiology of the Self, the peri- and post-trauma (neuro)inflammatory response, and recovery/repair mechanisms (sleep, vagal system, resilience). Her research aligns with the need to maintain and enrich civil-military collaboration for coordinated and integrated biomedical research addressing the scientific and societal challenges posed by stress and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Laurent Guéneau
Laurent Guéneau has worked as a sound engineer/director on numerous projects, from Zazie to Khaled, including Renaud and Sinsémilia, among many other artists. For several years, he has been the sound engineer and co-director for the recording and mixing of Music Care's "U" sequences. Certified as a music therapist by Gérard Ducourneau of AMBX, he puts his expertise to work for well-being through music and will direct the AMParis (Atelier de musicothérapie de Paris) training center in 2026.
Prizes and awards
Music Care is the first digital application to relieve pain and reduce anxiety. Awarded and certified by healthcare organizations.
Nominated at the Victoires de la Médecine in the «Neurology» category»
Hopital de demain« Innovation Prize New Health - Paris HealthCare
FHP Innovation Award in the «Coup de Coeur» category»
SilverEco 2019 Finalist in the «New Technologies» category»
Unofficial selection for Prix Galien 2020
Voted best application by «Magazine de la santé» (France 5)
Initiative to Care« Care Innovation Award (I2C)