The Use of Music as Pain Therapy in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Day Care Unit

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00772226

Enrollment

204

Registered

2008-10-15

Start date

2008-09-30

Completion date

2012-09-30

Last updated

2012-09-11

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Conditions

Fatigue, Pain, Ponv

Keywords

laparoscopic cholecystectomy, pain, PONV, music, therapy, fatigue after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Brief summary

The study is undertaken to investigate whether relaxing music therapy before, during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has any effect on pain, PONV or fatigue and level of stress as measured by Cortisol and C reactive protein. Patients will be scored according to those endpoints 1 and 3 hours after surgery and on day 1 and 7 post-OP.

Interventions

DEVICEmusic pillow

according to randomisation patients will receive with/without music.

DEVICEpillow without music

According to randomisation patients will receive a pillow with/without music

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients going for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Exclusion criteria

* Age below 18, * Use of NSAID, morphine, steroids * Disability * Previous surgery in the past month * Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Significant reduction in post operative VAS score	1 week

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Significant reduction in Stress hormone level (Cortisol and C reactive protein)	1 day

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026