Music Therapy Versus Control for Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Conditions studied: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
In brief
For millennia, people have listened to and enjoyed music for entertainment, as a distraction from daily troubles, and as a means to relax and relieve stress. It is no real surprise that the relaxing and stress-relieving effects of music have been shown in patients having surgery. For patients having surgery with spinal anesthesia, music therapy during the operation decreases sedation requirements, anxiety and may improve patient satisfaction. Music therapy during surgery may also lead to a decreased stress response, as evidenced by more stable cortisol levels. Studies done previously have included patients undergoing various surgical procedures, however no studies have been done specifically for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Because total knee arthroplasty is a common procedure usually done under spinal anesthesia at our institution, we would like to study the effects music therapy could have on our patient population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03569397
- Run by
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- People needed
- 57
- Starts
- 2018-10-08
- Expected to finish
- 2020-03-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-05-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia.
- Patients 18 years of age or older.
- Patients classified by the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class I, II, or III.
You may not qualify if…
- Any patient not classified as an ASA I, II, or III.
- Patients with hearing impairment, defined by personal endorsement of hearing impairment or use of hearing aids.
- Patients with contraindication to spinal anesthesia.
Where it is running
- UAB Highlands Hospital — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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