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Pre-operative Stress Reduction With Music
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of music, played prior to a surgical procedure, on stress levels during induction of anesthesia. Hypothesis: playing "calming" music, pre-selected by the investigator and the patient, beginning just prior to induction and terminating after induction will positively reduce the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate during this period. For this study, noise-cancelling headphones with the ability to play music via an iPod will be utilized.
Official title: The Effect of Music on Pre-operative Stress in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 16 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
212
Start Date
2017-01
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-12-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Relaxing Music
Relaxing music, will be played through noise-cancelling headphones during induction of anesthesia. All of the songs used in this study will have \<60 BPM, be instrumental rather than lyrical, and utilize predictable chord progressions. Music will be divided into several themed playlists which will be focused on the type of instruments involved including guitar, steel drum, and piano. The patient will listen to the music through noise-cancelling headphones beginning fifteen minutes prior to induction and ending one minute after intubation.
No Music
The patient will wear noise-cancelling headphones beginning fifteen minutes prior to induction and ending one minute after intubation.
Locations (1)
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States