The Effect of Music on Surgical Skill in the Setting of Simulated Intraocular Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical Performance
• Interventions: Behavioral: Music - Mozart's sonata for 2 pianos in D-440

• Registration Number: NCT02349204
• Lead Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Brief Summary

Music is commonly heard in operating room. The goal of this study is to measure the effect of music on surgical performance using a intraocular surgery simulator. The music chosen is Sonata for 2 pianos D-440 from Mozart. The participants will complete 2 tasks on the simulator, both with and without music, in a randomized sequence. The results will be subtracted from the simulator and analyzed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-23
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-28
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2017-04
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Ophthalmology residents at Laval University
• Ophthalmologist at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exposure to music	Music - Mozart's sonata for 2 pianos in D-440	The participants in this groups will have to complete the tasks on the intraocular surgery simulator while listening to Mozart's sonata for 2 pianos in D-440

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Task score	Assessed up to 12 weeks after randomization	The participants will perform tasks on a simulator on three separate days. The outcome will be measured at each of these visits.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to complete the task	Assessed up to 12 weeks after randomization	The participants will perform tasks on a simulator on three separate days. The outcome will be measured at each of these visits.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec; 🇨🇦 Québec, Canada