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Effect of Nature Based Sounds' Intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units.

Effect of Nature Based Sounds' Intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units of MMIMS&R Hospital, Mullana, Ambala

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03213782
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-07-11
Start date
2015-08-01
Completion date
2017-01-07
Last updated
2017-07-11

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Conditions

Agitated; State, Acute Reaction to Stress, Anxiety

Keywords

Nature Based Sounds, Agitation, Anxiety, Patients, Intensive Care Units

Brief summary

Effect of nature based sounds' intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units of MMIMS&R Hospital, Mullana, Ambala

Detailed description

INTRODUCTION: Continue stay in ICU can lead to sleep disturbances and poor stress management that may result in client's inability to adjust with the situations and use of medical support. This experience may lead to increase agitation, anxiety as well as physiological stress of client, decrease comfort level and increase recovery time as well as hospital stay. There has been great emphasis on non-pharmacological methods that decrease anxiety and stress since they are very appropriate and affordable. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess the effect of Nature Based Sounds on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units. METHODOLOGY: A Randomized Controlled Trial with pretest posttest control group design was used. Sixty patients from Surgical Intensive care unit and were selected conveniently and randomly assigned into experimental and control group using lottery method. Data was collected by Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Interventions

OTHERNature based sounds

Nature based sound was administered to the experimental group with head phones for continuously 20minutes. Posttest was done by continuously 30 minute observation after administration of nature based sound with the same tools.

Sponsors

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Willing to participate in the study. 2. In age group of 18 -75 years.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who were not having agitated behavior, normal anxiety and normal physiologic stress scores. 2. Patients who were taking anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-depressants drugs and sedatives. 3. Who could not response verbally or non-verbally in response to Sample Characteristics Performa and Beck Anxiety Inventory. 4. Patients who were having psychiatric or neurological illness.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Agitation assessed with the Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale8-10 minutesAgitation Behavior Assessment Scale A Score of 14 = absent: the behavior is not present. 15-28= low degree. 29-42= Moderate degree. 43-56= Extreme degree.

Outcome results

None listed

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