None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Pleural procedures are performed both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Similar to other endoscopy procedures, it is known that patients undergoing pleural procedures can experience considerable pain and anxiety. The use of sedative and analgesic medications can somewhat alleviate these symptoms. However these medications can be expensive and can result in side effects such as respiratory depression. On the contrary, music is an inexpensive and non-pharmacological intervention that has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety in patients undergoing endoscopy and surgical procedures. However, to date, there have not been any studies that have evaluated the effects of music therapy in patients undergoing pleural procedures. Our study aims to fill an important gap in knowledge. If our proposed study demonstrates that music indeed reduces anxiety and pain levels in patients undergoing pleural procedures, it will reduce the patient morbidity and lead to a more comfortable hospital experience. This may also result in reduce need for sedative and analgesic medications for our patients, resulting in cost savings and risk reduction for our health service.
Interventions
Easy listening and relaxation ambient music, selected by investigator will be started 10 minutes before commencement of the pleural procedure and stopped after the procedure is over. The music will be delivered by a music compact disc (CD) player located in the patients' room.
Sponsors
Gold Coast University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Consecutive patients who are required to undergo a pleural procedure such as pleural aspiration (diagnostic/therapeutic) or intercostal tube insertion will be asked to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
1. Below 18 years old 2. Unable to give consent 3. Significantly hearing impaired 4. Impaired mental status 5. Unable to speak and understand English 6. Pleural procedure is being performed as a medical emergency 7. Procedure is performed on the weekend or outside of usual working hours (8am-5pm).
Outcome results
None listed