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Editor’s note: This small, randomized trial examined the effect of listening to music for 15 min on the levels of patient anxiety associated with an upcoming endoscopy procedure. The study was conducted at the Endoscopy Unit of the Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK. Patients undergoing gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy were eligible to participate.