The Effect of Jazz on Postoperative Pain and Stress in Patients Undergoing Elective Hysterectomy
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Conditions studied: Pain, Anxiety
In brief
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of music on patients after surgery in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). For many patients, surgery creates significant emotional stress and anxiety which can include discomfort or pain. Music therapy has proven to be a useful adjuvant in various inpatient and outpatient settings by providing a relaxing effect that decreases heart rate, blood pressure, and hormonal measures of stress. It has been shown that classical music can cause physiological and psychological differences in patient outcomes, but few studies have looked specifically at effects of jazz music. Some have argued that jazz may be too involved to provide the same relaxed state as classical music, but this may be due in part to the type of jazz played for the patient. It is our hypothesis that slow jazz music by artists including Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, etc. will reduce measures of stress and anxiety in patients in the PACU following surgery for hysterectomy (laparoscopic or robotic) to a greater extent than the control group. Jazz music or "no music" will be played through headphones to participants in the study post-surgically while they are in the PACU and measures of stress, anxiety, and pain will be monitored.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01834027
- Run by
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- People needed
- 56
- Starts
- 2013-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-04-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Undergoing elective hysterectomy (laparoscopic or robotic)
- ASA 1 or 2
- Normotensive
- Normal heart rate
You may not qualify if…
- Patient does not wish to participate in the study
- Deaf or hearing impaired patients
- Ear deformities or abnormalities
- Pre-existing diagnosis of anxiety disorder, depression, substance abuse, or any other psychiatric diagnoses
Where it is running
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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