Music Listening on Preoperative Anxiety in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

December 4, 2019 updated by: Thythy Pham, Loyola University

The Effect of Music Listening on Preoperative Anxiety in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial

Can music listening decrease a patient's anxiety before surgery? The investigators hypothesize that music listening will decrease a patient's pre-operative anxiety significantly more than no music listening.

The investigators aim to see if additional variables affect a patient's anxiety and response to music listening, such as demographic factors (age, race, prior surgical experience, type of surgery planned) and music background (experience playing a musical instrument, music listening habits). The investigators also aim to see if pre-operative music listening is associated with improved patient satisfaction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Does music listening decrease preoperative anxiety in women who are scheduled for pelvic reconstructive surgery? Participants will be approached on the day of pelvic reconstructive surgery while they wait in the pre-operative area for surgery. For the sake of not disrupting the flow of the surgery schedule, patients will be consented approximately 45 minutes before the anticipated start time of surgery. If patient agrees to participate, they will be consented and evaluated for eligibility. Once informed consent is obtained, the patient will be randomized to either the music listening group or the control group. All patients will be asked to complete a STAI-Y1 and demographics questionnaire while awaiting surgery. Those in the music listening group will be asked to answer additional questions regarding their background and experience with music.

Control group:

Participants in the control group will complete another STAI-Y1 questionnaire after 30 minutes of waiting. At the patient's routine 6 weeks postoperative visit, she will be asked to rate her overall satisfaction with her surgery and her satisfaction with the preoperative experience.

Music listening group:

The music listening group will be given a set of noise canceling headphones and an MP3 player with multiple tracks representing different music genres to use while in preoperative area. Patients will be given a handout listing the music genre types and asked to circle which music type they listened to during the study. Genre types include classical instrumental, classical piano, smooth jazz, gospel, and new age. After 30 minutes, patients will be asked to complete another STAI-Y1 questionnaire. They will be given the option to continue listening to music up until the time of surgery; however no additional STAI-Y1 questionnaires will be administered. Headphones and the MP3 player will be taken from the patient as she is being transported to the operating room. The headphones and MP3 player will be cleaned with alcohol wipes and reused for other participants in the study.

At the patient's routine 6 weeks postoperative visit, she will be asked to rate her overall satisfaction with her surgery, her satisfaction with the preoperative experience, and whether she would recommend pre-operative music listening to others.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Illinois
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are patients of the Loyola University Medical Center Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and are scheduled for pelvic reconstructive surgery.
  • Women who are 18 years and older.
  • There is at least 45 minutes from the time of enrollment to the time patient is transferred to the operating room.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking women.
  • Women who are currently pregnant or lactating.
  • Women who are hearing impaired.
  • Women who have participated in this study before.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group
waiting in preoperative area without music listening.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Music Listening Group
The music listening group will be given a set of noise canceling headphones and an MP3 player with multiple tracks representing different music genres to use while in preoperative area.
Waiting in preoperative area with music listening.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Preoperative Anxiety
Time Frame: Day 1: 30 minutes
The primary variable is anxiety score measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y1 (STAI-Y1) The STAI-Y1 is a 20 item questionnaire which asks subject to rate feelings with a 1-4 pt scale where 1 indicates "not at all" and 4 indicated "very much so". (Range of score 20-80) Higher score equals more anxiety.
Day 1: 30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Thythy Pham, MD, Loyola University

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

May 29, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 15, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 29, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

December 5, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2019

Last Verified

December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 211003

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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