Health Status Unknown
Conditions
Brief summary
This trial studies how well art works in improving outcomes in participants who are undergoing surgery. Exposure to art may help to improve clinical and psychological outcomes.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Investigate through evidence-based randomized controlled trial the effect of exposure to art during the perioperative period on the outcome of surgical outcomes II. Assess patient response to artwork and investigate the correlation of patient response with the clinical outcomes of the patients. III. Measure cognitive changes that may occur for patients based on art exposure. OUTLINE: Participants are randomized into 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants attend at least 2 sessions of viewing art pieces over 15 minutes every day for 2 years. ARM II: Participants receive standard of care for 2 years.
Interventions
PROCEDUREArt Therapy
Attend art viewing sessions
OTHERBest Practice
Receive standard of care
OTHERQuestionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Sponsors
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ambulant inpatients that will stay for at least 2 days postoperatively and do not require continuous monitoring * All races and ethnic groups are eligible for this study
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with altered mental status, psychiatric illness, debilitating pain, blind patients, or those who require continuous monitoring postoperatively will be excluded from the study * Adult unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults, pregnant women or prisoners
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health wellbeing score | Up to 2 years | Will be assessed by using a Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). This is a 14 item scale with 5 response categories that cover both feeling and functioning aspects of mental wellbeing. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduced pain: NRS | Up to 2 years | Will assess by using a validated visual numeric rating scale - corresponding to pain experienced over 24 hours |
| Anxiety score (patient) | Up to 2 years | Will be assessed by using State Trait Inventory for Adults (STAI). - A self reporting survey which measures anxiety. |
| Hope score | Up to 2 years | Will be assessed by using Herth Hope Index. A 12 item self reporting questionnaire measuring the sense of hope. |
| Change in blood pressure | Up to 2 years | Will assess systolic and diastolic pressure . Parameters will be collected from the patient chart |
| change in recovery of bowel function | Up to 2 years | Evaluated using Parameters collected from the patient chart |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed