Impact on Postoperative Wellbeing in the Post-anaesthesia Care Anaesthesia (PACU) of Personalized Music and Beverages.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Device: Music via internet and noise canceling headphones; Other: Beverages

• Registration Number: NCT04082494
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Graz

Brief Summary

Postoperative disturbances for patients' well-being in the PACU after general or spinal anaesthesia will be assessed. Influence of the offer of beverages and music will be assessed regarding their wellbeing, satisfaction and pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-09
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-16
• Study Completion: 2020-03-16
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1613

Inclusion Criteria

• elective stationary adult patients capable and willing of filling out the questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

• participation in other studies about wellbeing influence
• incapability of filling out the questionnaire
• patients that do not wish to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music and Beverages	Beverages	Additionally to the offered optional music via internet and noise canceling headphones, there will be beverages optionally offered (with and without sugar, warm or cold).
Music and Beverages	Music via internet and noise canceling headphones	Additionally to the offered optional music via internet and noise canceling headphones, there will be beverages optionally offered (with and without sugar, warm or cold).
Music	Music via internet and noise canceling headphones	Optional music via internet and noise canceling headphones will be offered.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative Wellbeing	1 day after surgery	Assessed with the post anaesthesiological questionnaire (ANP) Wellbeing assessed with the "Anaesthesiological Questionnaire" (ANP) which is a self-rating method for the assessment of postoperative complaints and patient wellbeing. The rating scales from 0 to 3, with 0="none" and 3="strongly". Higher wellbeing values represent a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative complications in the postanaesthesia care unit	approximately 2 hours after surgery	Number of participants with following complications Delirium, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, postoperative nausea and vomiting, aspiration
Administered milligram of opioids for pain medication	approximately 2 hours after surgery	Assessment of administered morphine equivalents
Pain assessment	approximately 2 hours after surgery	Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) in the postanaesthesia care unit. Pain will be assessed with the (verbal) Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and statistically evaluated for differences between the two study groups. NRS scales from 1 to 10, with 1 describing the lowest pain score and 10 the highest pain score. Lower NRS describes a better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University Hospital LKH Graz; 🇦🇹 Graz, Austria