Efficiency of a music-based intervention as an adjunct to the first noninvasive ventilation session in acute exacerbation of COPD: A randomized single-blind controlled trial protocol

• Imen Ben Saida ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Imen Ben Saida, Dhekra Chebil

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: imen.bensaida@yahoo.com

  ¶‡ These authors share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 “Heart Failure”, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8698-9339

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• Dhekra Chebil ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Imen Ben Saida, Dhekra Chebil

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Preventive Medicine Department, Ibn Al Jazzar University Hospital, Research Laboratory LR19SP01, “Measurement and Support for the Performance of Healthcare Establishments”, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Kairouan, Tunisia

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• Wassim Jomaa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation Higher Institute of Musicology of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

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• Marwa Zghidi,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 “Heart Failure”, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

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• Khalil Attia,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 “Heart Failure”, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

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• Mohamed Boussarsar

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 “Heart Failure”, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-2156

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