Music Therapy for Post-cardiac Surgery Pain Management

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Opioid Use
• Interventions: Other: Music Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT05098561
• Lead Sponsor: Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.

Brief Summary

Music therapy as a supplement to post surgery pain management in cardiac surgery patients following median sternotomy.

Detailed Description

2. Specific Aims:

1. Primary Aim: To assess whether music therapy can decrease the amount of opioid type pain medications used.

Hypothesis: Music therapy reduces the amount of opioid type pain medication used in management of post-operative pain and discomfort.

2. Secondary Aims:

i. To identify the gender and age groups of patients who can benefit from music therapy as a supplement to post-operative pain management.

Hypothesis: Majority of the population of patient benefits from music therapy as a supplement to postoperative pain management.

ii. To assess whether music therapy can increase patient satisfaction.

Hypothesis: Music therapy increases patient satisfaction.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-15
• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-10-28
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-21
• Study Completion: 2023-09-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing cardiac surgery via median sternotomy

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency cases.
• Patients with hearing impairment.
• Patients with dementia or other mental status changes.
• Patients who are clinically unstable postoperatively.
• Patients who develop postoperative complications.
• Patients who are non-English speaking.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music treatment group	Music Treatment	The nurse will set up the appropriate music genre for the each music treatment patient, based on patient's preference obtained from the pre-operative questionnaire, by using the bedside computer and using Pandora, the internet music streaming service.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The amount of Opioid type pain medication used	In the immediate post operative period, while patient still in the ICU	To assess whether the use of music therapy can decrease the amount of opioid type pain medications used.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Steward St. Elizabeth medical Center; 🇺🇸 Brighton, Massachusetts, United States