This is a Study to Evaluate if Music Therapy Can Reduce Stress and Increase Satisfaction of Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Music Therapy to Reduce Perioperative Stress and Increase Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery: a Randomized Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05953870
• Other study ID #: ORBV-CHIR-003
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 20, 2023
• Est. completion date: October 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients who undergo outpatient surgery according to normal practice will be divided into two groups.

The first group (17 patients), before and after their surgery, will listen to relaxing music, namely a slower tempo music that can quiet mind and make patients feel soothed.

The second group (17 patients) will follow the standard surgical pathways according to normal clinical practice, in particular they will not listen to relaxing music.

A questionnaire to evaluate stress and satisfaction will be administered to all the patients before their discharge

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: October 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: October 23, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing outpatient surgery

• Age = 18 years

• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or lactating women

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Personal Satisfaction
• Stress

Intervention

Other:
• Music Therapy
slower tempo music that can quiet mind and make patients feel soothed

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale	Bellinzona

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Concern	Concern (measured on the validated Leiden Perioperative Patient Satisfaction -LPPS - questionnaire for the perioperative patients' satisfaction). This questionnaire assess patient satisfaction with perioperative care. Patients are asked to score each question on a fivepoint scale (from 1 - corresponding to the worse outcome to 5 - the best outcome)	during hospitalization, 1 day
Secondary	Personal satisfaction	In hospital satisfaction (measured on the validated Leiden Perioperative Patient Satisfaction -LPPS - questionnaire for the perioperative patients' satisfaction. This questionnaire assess patient satisfaction with perioperative care. Patients are asked to score each question on a fivepoint scale (from 1 - corresponding to the worse outcome to 5 - the best outcome)	during hospitalization, 1 day
Secondary	Length of hospital stay	number of hours the participant is being hospitalized	during hospitalization, 1 day