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Preoperative Anxiety and Music Therapy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Anxiety State
Registration Number
NCT03171753
Lead Sponsor
University of Foggia
Brief Summary

Music can reduce anxiety in adult patients awaiting surgical interventions. The study was designed to test the difference in cardiac parameters, anxiety questionnaire, laboratory enzymes, skin resitance between surgical patients listening music vs no sound.

Detailed Description

Patients undergoing elective surgical intervention will be allocated in two groups: Group M will listen prerecorded music through an individual headset for 30 min before the induction of anesthesia; Group C will listen no sound through an individual headset for 30 min before the induction of anesthesia The degree of stress and anxiety the patients will be assessed using questionnaire. Laboratory enzymes will be measured.

Heart rate, non invasive arterial pressure, pulse oximetry,skin resistance will be recorded. All the patients will receive continuous ECG holter recording .

To assess the effect of music therapy on the degree of autonomic modulation, HRV will be analyzed with traditional time and frequency measures.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Elective surgical patients >18 years old, after obtaining informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients with hearing impairment,
  • any known psychiatric or memory disorder
  • thyroid disease.
  • atrial fibrillation
  • pace-maker

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cardiac monitoringthrough study period (to 15 min before the application of headphones until 15 minutes after their removal

cardiac variability

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
questionnairequestionnaire score change 15 min after the removal of headphones from baseline ( early before the application of headphones)

anxiety questionnarie

laboratory testenzyme level change early after the application of headphones from baseline (early before the application of headphones)

enzyme dosage

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ospedali Riuniti

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Foggia, FG, Italy

Ospedali Riuniti
🇮🇹Foggia, FG, Italy

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