Effect of Music Therapy on Postoperative Health Outcomes
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Music therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Music Therapy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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- Next step
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Official title
The Effect of Music Therapy on Acute Pain and Sleep Quality Among Patients Underwent Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial
Overview
Patients underwent surgical procedure experiences acute postoperative pain, but less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. The poor management of pain after surgery is associated with inadequate sleep and poor mood. Music therapy is described as a non-pharmacological technique to accomplish individualized patient's goals for hospital treatment. Music has been used as a healing approach. In Saudi Arabia, there is a lack of evidence related to the effect of music therapy on pain and sleep among patients who underwent abdominal surgery. Studies are needed to address additional aspects of pain management and the promotion of sleep among Saudi adult postoperative people by using non-pharmacological modalities.
Detailed description
Aim: The study will investigate the effect of music therapy on acute postoperative pain and sleep quality among patients undergoing abdominal surgery. A randomized control trial design will be demonstrated to accomplish this study. A total sample of 60 cases who underwent general abdominal surgery will be recruited. The study will be carried on in general surgery wards in one of a University Hospitals in Riyadh city, KSA. Four tools will be used to collect the data: Socio-demographic and medical data sheet, Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) for pain, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Opinions Questions Regarding music therapy. The intervention group will listen to the selected prerecorded music on individual CD players by using a headset for consecutive three days. Music therapy will be given for 30 minutes during day time; depends upon the analgesics peak action time to avoid the bias of the intervention. Once again, it will be played before bedtime.
Interventions
- Other Music therapy
The intervention is listening to selected prerecorded music, specific Raga, on the individual CD player.
Primary outcome measures
- Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) [Time frame: 3 days]
- Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) [Time frame: 3 days]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Opinions Questions Regarding music therapy [Time frame: 3 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Patients who will meet the following criteria will be eligible to participate in this study:
- Adult patients, including both sexes and aged between18-60 years.
- Had an abdominal surgery.
- Give informed consent and are hemodynamically stabilized.
- Willing to receive music therapy for three consecutive postoperative days by using Headset.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients will be ineligible to participate in this study if they have any of the following:
- Hearing deficit.
- History of chronic pain.
- Metastasis cancer, on narcotic medication.
- Dementia, or psychiatric diagnosis
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04155528 · 19-0163