Investigation of the Effects of Music on Anxiety During Operations Under Spinal Anaesthesia at an Hospital in Cambodia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Surgery
• Interventions: Other: Music

• Registration Number: NCT04169971
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Surgical Center, Cambodia

Brief Summary

This study investigates he effects of intra-operative music on anxiety levels during procedures under spinal anaesthesia at a surgical centre in Cambodia. Participants will be randomly allocated to either the music (M) group or the 'control' (C) group. The M group will receive music played through headphones for the duration of the operation. The C group will receive no music or headphones. Anxiety will be measured in both groups, through a visual analogue scale (VAS), at the beginning of the operation and after 30 minutes of the procedure. Scores will be compared.

Detailed Description

Background: During operations conducted under spinal anaesthesia patients are aware of their environment, including sounds related to operative instruments and the voices of staff. This has the potential to cause anxiety and amplify existing anxiety which can negatively impact patient experience and outcomes. Research has shown peri-operative music can reduce anxiety but there is no robust evidence for the effect of intraoperative music on intraoperative anxiety.

Objectives: The primary objective is to determine the effects of intraoperative music on intraoperative anxiety levels for patients undergoing procedures conducted under spinal anaesthesia. The secondary objectives are to investigate whether participants feel that music improved/would improve their experience and whether they would choose it in future or recommend it for others.

Methods: This prospective randomised controlled trial will be conducted at the Children's Surgical Centre in Phnom Penh. Participants will be 18 years or over, due to undergo a procedure that requires spinal anaesthesia and not have a medical history that fulfils any of the exclusion criteria. The trial will aim to recruit between 16 and 28 patients consecutively once it commences, and participants will be randomised to either the music (M) group or the 'control' (C) group. The M group will receive music (pre-selected from 5 categories) played through headphones for the duration of the operation. The C group will receive no music or headphones. Anxiety will be measured in both groups, through a visual analogue scale (VAS), at the beginning of the operation and after 30 minutes of the procedure. In the recovery room the participants will be asked two questions relating to experience and future recommendations.

Results: The VAS scores and change in VAS scores will be displayed as mean ± Standard Error and the results from the two groups will be compared using a student's paired t-test or a Mann-Whitney U test depending on the distribution of the data. The results from the post-operation questions will be displayed as frequencies and the answers will be compared using a χ2 test. All tests will be 2-tailed and P\<0.05 will be considered significant

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-28
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-31
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-02
• Study Completion: 2019-12-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age and older
• Undergoing a procedure at CSC that requires spinal anaesthesia and spinal anaesthesia is not contra-indicated
• Gives informed consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

• Has an existing psychological diagnosis
• Has auditory impairment
• Deemed not to have capacity to give consent
• Sedatives are administered during the procedure
• General anaesthesia is required during the procedure

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music group	Music	Will receive music during the operation conducted under spinal anaesthesia

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in intra-operative anxiety scores	Calculated between scores recorded at the start of the operation and 30 minutes into the procedure	Score on 'Anxiety visual analogue scale.' Minimum score 0 representing calm and maximum score 10 representing extreme anxiety

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of anaesthetic providers that experience problems due to music.	Within 4 hours post operation	Questionnaire on data collection form. Do you think that the music caused any problems during the operation? a)yes b)no c)maybe
Percentage of patient's in the music group who felt that music made the experience better, worse or had no effect.	Within 4 hours post operation	Questionnaire asked verbally. What effect do you think music had on your experience during surgery? a) made it better b)made it worse c)no effect.
Percentage of patient's in the music group who felt that they would recommend to others, wouldn't recommend to others or did not know.	Within 4 hours post operation	Questionnaire asked verbally. Would you recommend listening to music during an operation to other people? a)yes b)no c) don't know
Percentage of patient's in the music group who, if they had another operation, would like to listen to music, would not like to listen to music, or did not know.	Within 4 hours post operation	Questionnaire asked verbally. Would you like to listen to music if you were to have another operation? a)yes b)no c) don't know
Percentage of patient's in the control group who felt that music would have made their experience better, worse or the same.	Within 4 hours post operation	What effect do you think music would have had on your experience during surgery? a) made it better b)made it worse c)no effect.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Surgical Centre; 🇰🇭 Phnom Penh, Cambodia