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Music in Wide Awake Hand Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hand Surgery
Interventions
Procedure: Intraoperative Music
Registration Number
NCT04636463
Lead Sponsor
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Brief Summary

Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery has emerged as a popular technique in hand surgery over the last decade. It is possible that the unfamiliar sounds of the operating room could contribute to intraoperative patient anxiety during WALANT surgery. This study intends to investigate whether utilizing noise cancelling headphones and listening to music intraoperatively during WALANT hand surgery has an effect on patient anxiety, pain, and satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Already chose to undergo WALANT hand surgery with the participating surgeon
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age <18 years old

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hand Surgery with MusicIntraoperative MusicParticipant undergoes surgery hand surgery using Wide Awake Local Anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) while listing to music
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient anxiety levels will be recorded on a 10 point VAS scale3 hours

Participant Satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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