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Music therapy impact during anaesthesia for gastrointestinal endoscopy

Patient-selected music reduces propofol requirements during combined upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN13545435
Enrollment
88
Registered
2025-11-03
Start date
2024-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety during gastroscopy and colonoscopy Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This is an open-label, single-centre, randomized, controlled trial conducted at Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco. Consecutive adult outpatients scheduled for diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy will

Sponsors

Princess Grace Hospital Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults with ASA physical status I–III planned for combined diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy in ambulatory care

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Legal incapacity 2. Hospital stay >24 h 3. Psychiatric disorders 4. Alcohol or toxic substance use 5. Severe renal failure (creatinine clearance <30 mL·min?¹) 6. Pregnancy or breastfeeding 7. Significant hearing impairment precluding music exposure 8. Urgent procedures 9. Lack of social insurance

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Propofol consumption rate (mg·kg?¹·min?¹), defined as total propofol administered divided by body weight and by the intervention length (minutes from induction to procedure end)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Procedure duration (minutes), from induction to end of procedure 2. Total ambulatory pathway time (minutes), from induction to return to ambulatory unit 3. Anxiety level measured using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) score at preanaesthesia consultation and on arrival in the ambulatory unit 4. Haemodynamic changes (systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse pressure) before vs after procedure 5. Adverse events (e.g., bronchospasm, laryngospasm) recorded during procedure 6. Number of propofol vials used per case for the procedure

Countries

Monaco

Contacts

Public ContactGildas Rousseau
gildas.rousseau@chpg.mc+377 (0)97989900

Outcome results

None listed

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