The Effect of Music on Surgical Skill in the Setting of Simulated Intraocular Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02349204

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-28

Start date

2015-01-31

Completion date

2017-04-30

Last updated

2017-07-21

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Conditions

Surgical Performance

Keywords

Simulator, Music, Mozart Effect

Brief summary

Music is commonly heard in operating room. The goal of this study is to measure the effect of music on surgical performance using a intraocular surgery simulator. The music chosen is Sonata for 2 pianos D-440 from Mozart. The participants will complete 2 tasks on the simulator, both with and without music, in a randomized sequence. The results will be subtracted from the simulator and analyzed.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMusic - Mozart's sonata for 2 pianos in D-440

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Ophthalmology residents at Laval University * Ophthalmologist at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Task score	Assessed up to 12 weeks after randomization	The participants will perform tasks on a simulator on three separate days. The outcome will be measured at each of these visits.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Time to complete the task	Assessed up to 12 weeks after randomization	The participants will perform tasks on a simulator on three separate days. The outcome will be measured at each of these visits.

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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