Evaluation of Music Therapy for Pre-op/Intra-op During Hernia Surgery to Decrease the Need for Narcotics
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
- Enrollment
- 308
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Total narcotic administered
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if audible distraction, in the form of music, before and/or during hernia repair surgery will decrease pain post-operatively.
Detailed Description
After performing a thorough review of the literature, no studies were found that examined whether having a patient listen to a genre of music of their choosing before or during surgery impacts their postoperative pain. Music is a way to relax patients and could potentially decrease pain, which is a goal of perioperative services. The current study seeks to fill the gap and examine the impact of music on pain for surgical patients undergoing a hernia repair.
This study will use a randomized, double-blinded, controlled design with four arms:
- Arm 1: Patient will listen to music before their surgery in pre-operative area only
- Arm 2: Patient will listen to music before and during their surgery
- Arm 3: Patient will listen to music during their surgery only
- Arm 4: Patient will not listen to music during their visit
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Masking Description
Preoperative music will be unmasked. Intraoperative music will be masked - Only research nurse will know if music was turned on or off intraoperatively.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Aged 18 years or older
- •Receiving surgery at Bethesda Surgery Center
Exclusion Criteria
- •Does not speak English
- •Unable to consent to involvement in the research study
- •Having more than 1 hernia repair performed
- •Wears hearing aids
- •Currently on medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder (ex: suboxone or methadone)
Arms & Interventions
PreOp Only
Patient will listen to music before their surgery in pre-operative area only
Intervention: Music (Other)
PreOp and IntraOp
Patient will listen to music before and during their surgery
Intervention: Music (Other)
IntraOp Only
Patient will listen to music during their surgery only
Intervention: Music (Other)
No Music
Patient will not listen to music during their visit
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Total narcotic administered
Time Frame: from admission to discharge from PACU, up to 8 hours
Total morphine milligram equivalent (MME) of narcotics administered while in PACU
Highest pain score reported
Time Frame: from admission to discharge from PACU, up to 8 hours
Highest pain score reported in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU); Pain is measured on a 0-10 scale where a higher number corresponds with more pain
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported