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Impact of Music in the Preoperative Stress of Children Undergoing General Surgery

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Interventions
Behavioral: Music
Registration Number
NCT02947919
Lead Sponsor
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Brief Summary

Preoperative anxiety and stress are present in up to 60% of pediatric patients undergoing surgery, having a great physiological and emotional impact on children in both the short and long term. There are many reports on the use of music therapy in the perioperative period as a complementary technique in the preoperative stress and anxiety management. However, there are no assessments of the effect of this intervention on the physiological variables, such as salivary cortisol.

Detailed Description

60 patients aged 5-7 years, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) status I-II, scheduled for general surgery at the Hospital of the Catholic University and associate institutions, will be considered for inclusion. 30 will receive music as intervention and 30 will received usual treatment. Salivary cortisol samples will be obtained preoperatively, in the surgical ward (OR), and in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Secondary outcomes will be M-YPAS (Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale) for children, and STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) for parents scales.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Elective surgery
  • ASA I-II
  • Parents' consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of endocrine diseases (hypothyroidism, treatment with growth hormone, severely obese)
  • Taking glucocorticoid inhalers or oral corticosteroids
  • Children with severe hearing problems
  • Patients requiring emergency surgery
  • Refusal to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionMusicMusic in the perioperative period
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in salivary cortisol concentrationBefore intervention (preoperative unit) and at an average of 30 minutes after surgery (at the post-anesthesia care unit)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
M-YPASBefore intervention (preoperative unit) and at an average of 30 minutes after surgery (at the post-anesthesia care unit)

M-YPAS (Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Hospital - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Santiago, RM, Chile

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