The Effect of Binaural Beat Audio on Pain and Anxiety in Cataract Surgery under Numbing Eyedrops

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; pain; anxiety; Cataracts; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001182886
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ling Jiunn Loong

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-03-28
• Study Start: 2021-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with senile cataract undergoing phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation under topical anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

Previous intraocular surgery, pre-existing concomitant ocular disease (e.g. glaucoma), hearing impairment, neurological disease, psychiatric disease, use of anxiolytic medications, and presence of intraoperative complications necessitating conversion to extracapsular cataract extraction.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean difference in pain scores between intervention and control group, as assessed by visual analogue score[Baseline, immediately post surgery];Mean difference in anxiety scores between intervention and control group as assessed by 6-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [Baseline, immediately post surgery <br>]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean difference in heart rate between intervention and control group using a pulse oximeter.<br>[Baseline, immediately post surgery <br>];Mean difference in blood pressure between intervention and control group using a sphygmomanometer<br><br><br>[Baseline, immediately post surgery <br>]