Effect of music therapy on pain after cesarean section under regional anaesthesia

Evaluation of the effect of music therapy on postoperative pain on patients undergoing elective lower segment cesarean section under regional anaesthesia - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/10/095580

Enrollment

104

Registered

2025-10-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication Health Condition 2: G891- Acute pain, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Music Therapy: Patients in the intervention group will listen to non-verbal, instrumental, non-religious music of their own choice via noise-cancelling headphones. The session will star

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA II patients undergoing elective lower segment cesarean section under regional anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with hearing impairment, psychiatric illness or anxiety disorder, patients on anxiolytics, antidepressants, or analgesics preoperatively, and patients with contraindication to regional anaesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain levels measured using Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Timepoint: 1 hour 2 hour 4 hour postoperatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perioperative anxiety measured using Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)Timepoint: Preoperatively and postoperative;Hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, SpO2).Timepoint: Baseline vitals after wheeling in ot, after administration of regional anaesthesia then at 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes;Sedative/anxiolytic and rescue analgesic requirement (number of doses and total consumption e.g., IV tramadol 50 mg).Timepoint: Intraoperative and upto 4 hour postoperatively;Patient satisfaction measured by 5-point Likert scaleTimepoint: Before discharge from Post anaesthesia care unit	—

Measure

Time frame

Perioperative anxiety measured using Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)Timepoint: Preoperatively and postoperative;Hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, SpO2).Timepoint: Baseline vitals after wheeling in ot, after administration of regional anaesthesia then at 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes;Sedative/anxiolytic and rescue analgesic requirement (number of doses and total consumption e.g., IV tramadol 50 mg).Timepoint: Intraoperative and upto 4 hour postoperatively;Patient satisfaction measured by 5-point Likert scaleTimepoint: Before discharge from Post anaesthesia care unit

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKarishma Binyala

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

drmeenakshi86@yahoo.com9899689829

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026