A randomised, controlled pilot study to compare the effect of preoperative binaural beat audio with patient-selected music on subsequent anaesthetic drug requirements

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery: Anaesthesia; Surgery; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN55755275
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Adults receiving general anaesthesia for day case surgery at Sunderland General Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients under 16 years old
2. Patients arriving to the Day Unit within one hour of surgery (logistical exclusion)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The study will compare the effect of preoperative binaural beat audio with patient-selected music on the amount of propofol required to achieve a BIS score of 50.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration