Effect of Music on Young Practitioner's Stress During Endodontic Treatment (MUSIQUENDO)

Evaluation of the Effect of Music on Young Practitioner's Stress During Endodontic Treatment

According to several studies, patients consider endodontic treatment as one of the most stress-inducing dental procedures. Two studies demonstrated that music enables the patient to be less stressed during RCT.

RCTs are also stressful for the practitioner, and particularly for students who start their dental practice. Endodontic and prosthetic cares are considered the most demanding by students. RCT requires high degree of precision in gestures and patience because those technical acts are, in part, blindly realised and can be long. In a preliminary study, it was found that the most stress-inducing steps for the students during endodontic treatment are root-canal preparation and filling.

The beneficial side of listening to music on the patient's stress during RCT has been proved; but to our knowledge, no study assessed the effect of listening to music on the stress of the practitioner and more particularly of the young practitioner, during endodontic treatment, and in particular during root canal preparation. This is the main aim of this study.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Endodontic Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Music

Detailed Description

Root canal treatment (RCT) consists in eliminating infected and /or inflammatory tissues inside the root canal system of the tooth by a chemo-mechanical preparation and then filling the latter in a three-dimensional, bacteriostatic and durable way to enable healing. This treatment is commonly carried out and can sometimes be long and tedious, as, for instance, on molars with several roots.

According to numerous studies, patients consider endodontic treatment as one of the most stress-inducing dental procedures. The preliminary study Stressendo has shown that anesthesia is the most stressful step for the patient. In some studies, patients also fear the pain and discomfort during RCT. Stress and pain have neurological consequences including the activation of neuroendocrine system which secretes catecholamines. Those act on the heart by increasing the heart rate and arterial pressure.

Two studies demonstrated that relaxing music enables the patient to be less stressed during RCT.

Another study has shown that music also enables the patient to feel less painful during dental care. This would be explained by the fact that music can help reducing the sound perceived as stressful for the patients, in addition to the distraction it produces. Music also has a physiological and psychological role, which enables the patient to feel more relaxed. However, it would depend on its style and the fact that the patient likes it or not. Many studies demonstrated that when the patient likes the music used, the reduction of anxiety is higher than with relaxing music.

RCTs are stressful for the patient, but one must keep in mind that it is also stressful for the practitioner, and particularly for students who start their dental practice.

The students have to treat patients with many parameters to manage. Combining theoretical and clinical practice knowledge is difficult and stressful for students according to a study. Endodontic and prosthetic cares are considered the most demanding by students. RCT requires high degree of precision in gestures and patience because those technical acts are, in part, blindly realised and can be long. In a preliminary study, it was found that the most stress-inducing steps for the students during endodontic treatment are root-canal preparation and obturation.

The beneficial side of listening to music (relaxing music) on the patient's stress during RCT has been proved; but to our knowledge, no study assessed the effect of listening to appreciated music on the stress of the practitioner and more particularly of the young practitioner, during endodontic treatment and in particular root canal preparation.This is the main aim of this study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 176

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: CHEVALIER Valérie, MCU-PH; Phone Number: 0298223330; Email: valerie.chevalierherisset@univ-brest.fr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: LE FUR BONNABESSE Anais, MCU-PH; Phone Number: 0298223330; Email: anais.lefur-bonnabesse@chu-brest.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Brest, France, 29200
    • Recruiting
    • CHRU de Brest
    • Contact: CHEVALIER Valérie, MCUPH; Email: valerie.chevalierherisset@univ-brest.fr
    • Sub-Investigator: LE FUR-BONNABESSE Anaïs, MCU-PH
    • Sub-Investigator: BERBEL Fanny
    • Sub-Investigator: FOUILLEN Kévin-John
    • Sub-Investigator: VALLAEYS Karen

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient who needs an endodontic treatment and his practionner.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient:

• person between 18 and 70 years old
• patient who needs an endodontic treatment on a molar tooth
• person affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security scheme
• patient consent

Student:

• 4th, 5th or 6th year student in odontology
• student consent
• student affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients and students:

• Pregnant woman
• Major protected by law
• Non-cooperating person who does not speak or read French fluently, or unable to understand the principle of a stress scale and unable to collaborate on tests.
• Person with a psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia, delusional disorders and other personality disorders (ICD-10: F20 to F29; DSM IV: Axis II)
• Person with a pathology that does not allow interpretation of cardiovascular results (heart rhythm disorders, hypertension)
• A person taking medication that affects the heart rate (antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, beta blockers, etc.).
• Refusal to participate
• Hearing impaired person who does not perceive sounds correctly
• Hearing aid wearer
• Person who has already participated in this protocol

Patient:

• Patient at high risk of infective endocarditis (necrotic pulp)
• Patient whose tooth has no functional future and cannot be permanently restored
• Patient whose tooth has insufficient periodontal support

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Music group; A part of the care is realized with music.	Other: Music; A part of the RCT will be performed with music in the room. The music will be switch on just before anesthesia and off after the postoperative rest.
Control group; The entire care is realized without music.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in practitioner's stress during canal root preparation	The student will evaluate his stress on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "very relax" and 10 is "extremely stressed"	T1bis (preoperative step of the second session of RCT); T4 (canal root preparation)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Variation of the practitioner's stress at different stages.	The student will evaluate his stress on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "very relax" and 10 is "extremely stressed". AVS will be compared between each step and the preoperative step of the corresponding session. We will also compare the 3 preoperative steps and the 2 anesthesia steps.	Each step of the RCT
Variation of the patient's stress at different stages.	The patient will evaluate his stress on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "very relax" and 10 is "extremely stressed". AVS will be compared between each step and the preoperative step of the corresponding session. We will also compare the 3 preoperative steps and the 2 anesthesia steps.	Each step of the RCT
Variation of the patient's pain at different stages.	The patient will evaluate his pain on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "no pain" and 10 is "extremely painful". AVS will be compared between each step and the preoperative step of the corresponding session. We will also compare the 3 preoperative steps and the 2 anesthesia steps.	Each step of the RCT
Variation of the patient's discomfort at different stages.	The patient will evaluate his discomfort on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "very comfortable" and 10 is "extremely uncomfortable". AVS will be compared between each step and the preoperative step of the corresponding session. We will also compare the 3 preoperative steps and the 2 anesthesia steps.	Each step of the RCT
Relation between patient and student's stress	The patient and student will evaluate their stress on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "very relax" and 10 is "extremely stressed".	Each step of the RCT
Evaluate the stress induced by an RCT with Spielberger's questionaires	Spielberger's questionnaires Y1 and Y2 for anxiety evaluation will be done on both patients and students to evaluate their general (Y2) and induced (Y1) anxiety. Both questionnaires are composed of 20 questions, total score is between 0 and 80. The higher the score, the more anxious the person is.	Day 0, Day 15, Day 30
Dental anxiety	Dental anxiety will be evaluated by the Dental Anxiety Scale of Corah which consist of 4 questions. The total score is calculated between 4 and 20. The highest the score, the more anxious the person is.	Day 0
Patient's blood pressure	Patient's systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be evaluated at each stage of the RCT, with a tensiometer (mmHg). This parameter can reflect the stress.	Each step of the RCT
Patient's heart rate	Patient's heart rate will be evaluated at each stage of the RCT, with a cardiofrequencemeter (number of pulses per minute). This parameter can reflect the patient's stress.	Each step of the RCT
Patient's heart rate variability	Patient's heart rate variability will be evaluated during the RCT, with a cardiofrequencemeter (ms). This parameter can reflect the patient's stress.	during the RCT (day 0 and day 15)
Student's blood pressure	Student's systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be evaluated at each stage of the RCT, with a tensiometer (mmHg). This parameter can reflect the stress.	Each step of the RCT
Student's heart rate	Student's heart rate will be evaluated at each stage of the RCT, with a cardiofrequencemeter (number of pulses per minute). This parameter can reflect the student's stress.	Each step of the RCT
Student's heart rate variability	Student's heart rate variability will be evaluated during the RCT, with a cardiofrequencemeter (ms). This parameter can reflect the student's stress.	during the RCT (day 0 and day 15)
Musical training questionnaire	An identical questionnaire for the practitioner and the patient will be filled for the music group. It aims to assess their musical training/knowledge and to evaluate whether a musical training/knowledge has an impact on the effect of the music during the RCT.	Day 0
patient's satisfaction assessed by a scale and a questionnaire	The patient will assess his satisfaction on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "not satisfied" and 10 is "extremely satisfied". The questionnaire aims at determining the sources of satisfaction.	Day 15
student's satisfaction assessed by a scale and a questionnaire	The student will assess his satisfaction on an Analogic Visual Scale (AVS). 0 is "not satisfied" and 10 is "extremely satisfied". The questionnaire aims at determining the sources of satisfaction.	Day 15

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 9, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 9, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 9, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): July 15, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 27, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2021
• Last Verified: January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Music; Root canal treatment
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Diseases; Dental Pulp Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: MUSIQUENDO (29BRC20.0045)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All collected data that underlie results in a publication.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Data will be available beginning three years and ending five years following the final study report completion.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Data access request will be reviewed by the internal committee of Brest University Hospital. Requestor will be required to sign and complete a data access agreement.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No