A total of 294 screened patients were deemed eligible
during the time frame of this trial, whereas 239 were not
enrolled for the following reasons: 141 (exhibiting exclusion
or lacking inclusion criteria), 58 (non availability of the
staff), 40 (refusal of consent). Of the 55 randomized patients,
6 patients did not complete all of the requirements of the
protocol (missing listening sessions, missing blood samples,
non completion of the 3-day MV experimental follow-up),
and their data were therefore excluded from the analyses.
General and initial characteristics of patients included in
this trial were similar in the two crossover groups, including
parameters such as Acute Physiological Assessment and
Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, days of MV,
and in-hospital mortality (Table 2). Comparisons between
groups A and B revealed no significant differences in clinical
and biological patterns with music or sham listening, as well
as in the initial pathology between post hoc determined
“biological responders and non-responders”, and all data
where gathered for the final analysis.